The celebrated artist Marc Chagall began illustrating the Bible in 1931, and it became his lifelong passion. Thisextraordinary volume includes more than 130 pages of his finest works, paired with three books from the Old Testament.Chagall's illustrations reflect his Jewish heritage and his view of the complex relationship between God and man,presaging many of the subjects and themes in his later work. Originally published in France, the extensively illustrated,chunky, hand-sized book is a delightful combination of the popular artist's evocative style alongside the most familiarstories from the Bible.
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, and lived in France for much of his life. One of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, his work is included in museum collections around the world.
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I'm not well qualified to critique the word of God so I'll limit my comments to the illustrations. Many of the illustrations are small segments cut out of larger works of art. It is difficult to appreciate the wonderful paintings of Chagall when you only see 5% of a painting. Otherwise this is a beautiful little book.
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Marc Chagall, painter - Informed by the Bible, Chagall found that in the Biblical Universe, men could float through the ether willy-nilly, defying gravity and the laws of physics. Chagall's use of color and whimsical flight of fancy motifs (men and women in loving embraces, floating over houses and livestock), animals floating through the air with smiles on their faces, and so on, are a reminder that religion need not be taken so literally and seriously all the time and that the line between the profane and the Divine is not that thick of a line afterall.
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shalt stake, tine twined linen, thou shalt overlay, tine linen, curious girdle, horns thereof, thou shalt anoint, shittim wood, breadth thereof, wove paper, begat sons, length thereof, thou shalt set, two tenons, fifty loops, height thereof Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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