Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: From the Terrace of His Palace David Sees Bathsheba Bathing
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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From the Terrace of His Palace David Sees Bathsheba Bathing
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Alternate Title:
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De la terrasse de son palais, David aperçoit Bethsabée en train de se baigner
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame (etching with aquatint)
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Creator:
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Marc Chagall (Belorussian printmaker, 1887-1985)
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Location:
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repository: Musée National Marc Chagall (Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
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Location Note:
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Avenue Dr Ménard
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GPS:
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+43.709167+7.269536
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Date:
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ca. 1956 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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etching (print)
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Classification:
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Prints
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Material:
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printers ink on paper
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Technique:
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aquatint (printing process); etching (printing process)
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Measurements:
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29 cm (height) x 25.3 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; Old Testament and Apocrypha; David, King of Israel
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Description:
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The museum was created during the lifetime of the artist, with the support of the Minister of Culture André Malraux, and inaugurated in 1973. It houses the series of seventeen paintings illustrating the biblical message, painted by Chagall and offered to the French State in 1966. This series illustrates the books of Genesis, Exodus and the Song of Songs. This print references the episode where David sees Bathsheba bathing (II Samuel, XI, 2-3). Part of the series "Etchings for the Bible" (1930-1939; 1952-1956), which used the technique of aquatint. (Source: WikiArt [website]; https://www.wikiart.org/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CHAGALL-DABET-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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