No other modernist painter melded the traditions of Jewish Hasidism, eastern Orthodoxy, and western catholic tradition into such dramatically rich and personally significant expressions of biblical narratives. From his White Russian youth in Vitebsk to his professional life as a painter in Paris, Chagall recorded in his graphic works and paintings symbolic elements derived from each of these religious traditions. The intersection of Hasidic and Christian iconographies in Chagall’s representations of biblical heroes, prophets, or scenes of the Crucifixion yields an intriguing dynamic tension, which has never been adequately addressed in a major museum exhibition. This exhibition will identify salient details in Chagall’s oeuvre that demonstrate the intersection of his fascination with Jewish and Christian traditions, as well as, the interaction between his cultural roots in Russia and his fondness for France. In this SundayArts Choice. See the Director of Exhibitions Paul Tabor’s favorite pieces in this show at the Museum of Biblical Art.
2 comments I am the Arts Co-ordinator at All Saints’ Tudeley where we have twelve windows painted by Marc Chagall. One a memorial window, with crucifixion the others celebrating God’s love through Creation as reflected in Genesis and Psalm 8. The original designs for these windows will be exhibited in Spring 2010 at Mascalls Gallery in Paddock Wood, Kent, together with works by other 20th C artists depicting the Crucifixion.
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Patricia Dunkin Wedd Says:
I am the Arts Co-ordinator at All Saints’ Tudeley where we have twelve windows painted by Marc Chagall. One a memorial window, with crucifixion the others celebrating God’s love through Creation as reflected in Genesis and Psalm 8. The original designs for these windows will be exhibited in Spring 2010 at Mascalls Gallery in Paadock Wood, Kent.