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The Bible: Genesis, Exodus, The Song of Solomon
by
Marc Chagall
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...more
Hardcover, 440 pages
Published
September 20th 2007
by Chronicle Books
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This book was originally published in France where he lived much of his life. He began illustrating the bible in 1931. His paintings are beautiful but many are details of a larger work. I wished the book was larger with full illustrations (it is tiny.) The Jewish Canon is the Tanakh which is divided into 3 sections: the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), the Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings which has the Song of Solomon). I don't know the reason they chose to show these books or if he illu...more
It felt like a miracle to come across a reproduction of a book I had seen in Paris in 1961 (but could not afford to buy then). The illustrations move me profoundly and give a whole new sense of these Biblical texts. The book is small and costs only $19.95. I can think of a dozen people I would like to give it to as a gift.
Beautifully done. The interpretations by Chagall really bring these old stories to life. I only gave it four stars because I wish it had more books. Skipping from Genesis and Exodus to the Song of Solomon was sort of random and it left me feeling like I wanted more. Other than that, fantastic!
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