Song of Songs III, by Marc Chagall Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice |
Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice |
Photo of Marc Chagall |
The museum houses works donated to the French State by Marc Chagall and his wife, Valentina. In the Main Hall, seventeen Biblical Message paintings depict important scenes from the Bible.
Moses and the Burning Bush, by Marc Chagall Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice |
Moses Depicted with Horns |
Paradise, by Marc Chagall Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice |
Eve Offers Adam the Apple |
Driven from Paradise, by Marc Chagall Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice |
A Blooming Tree |
The adjoining Song of Songs room houses a series of five paintings about a bride and groom, all done in various shades of red. Chagall dedicated this room to his second wife, Valentina.
Song of Songs III, by Marc Chagall Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice |
Barnyard Animals are Frequently Depicted in Chagall's Work |
Song of Songs IV, by Marc Chagall Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice |
Chagall's Subjects Often Defy Gravity |
The museum includes a reflecting pond with a mosaic wall and an auditorium with stained glass windows depicting the seven days of creation.
Pond Mosaic |
Auditorium Windows Depicting the Seven Days of Creation |
Stained Glass in the Main Hall |
The museum has a nice outdoor café where you can relax beneath the olives trees.
Chagall Museum Café |
Marc Chagall died in 1985 and is buried in the cemetery of a nearby hill town, St-Paul-de-Vence.
St-Paul-de-Vence |
St-Paul-de-Vence Cemetery and Marc Chagall's Grave (far right) |
Marc Chagall's Grave |
For up-to-date information on visiting the museum, check the Musée national Marc Chagall web site.
Now you have me racking my brain to remember where I saw one of his stained glass windows.
ReplyDeleteI've read that Chagall did stained glass windows at the cathedrals in Metz and Reims.
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