Shades of Blue 90 Marc Chagall

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Reims Cathedral is where the kings of France were
crowned Classed by UNESCO as a world heritage
site in 1991. Marc Chagall designed the stained
glass installed in 1974 in the axis of the apse
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Marc Chagall
windows in the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Reims
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Marc Chagall created three beautiful stained
glass panels in 1974. These windows are in the
apse of the cathedral, behind the main altar.
The left hand window focuses on the Old
Testament and the tree of Jesse. It culminates at
the top with a beautiful Virgin and Child, shown
with green haloes indicating rebirth. The middle
window is devoted to the stories of Abraham and
Christ. Christ on the cross dominates the right
hand panel. The third window, on the right,
reminds us of the other great function of the
Reims Cathedral, the coronation of the kings of
France (seven of France's future kings would be
crowned at Reims)
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Tree of Jesse
stained glass window in the Reims Cathedral The
people praying before the Virgin
The people praying before the Virgin
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The people praying before the Virgin
Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Tree of Jesse
stained glass window in the Reims Cathedral
David playing the harp
David playing the harp
Saul the rejected king
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The people praying before the Virgin
Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Tree of Jesse
stained glass window in the Reims Cathedral
David playing the harp
Saul the rejected king
Saul the rejected king
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The Virgin Mary carrying the Child
Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Tree of Jesse
stained glass window in the Reims Cathedral
Solomon rendering justice
Solomon rendering justice
The Jesse Tree
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Marc Chagall - Tree of Jesse stained glass window
The Jesse Tree
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Marc Chagall - The Life of Christ stained glass
window
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Christ emerging alive from the tomb
Christ descended from the cross
Marc Chagall - The Life of Christ stained glass
window
Jacob's dream
The sacrifice of Isaac
Jacob's dream
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Christ emerging alive from the tomb
Christ descended from the cross
Marc Chagall - The Life of Christ stained glass
window
The sacrifice of Isaac
The sacrifice of Isaac
Jacob's dream
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Christ emerging alive from the tomb
Christ emerging alive from the tomb
Christ descended from the cross
Christ descended from the cross
Marc Chagall - The Life of Christ stained glass
window
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Christ on the cross
Abraham et Melchisédech
Marc Chagall - The Life of Christ stained glass
window
Abraham et Melchisédech
Abraham
Abraham
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The Coronation
of the Kings of France stained glass window in
Reims
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The Coronation
of the Kings of France stained glass window in
Reims
Saint Louis rendering justice
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Saint Louis rendering justice
The coronation of the young Saint Louis on the
forecourt of the cathedral
Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The Coronation
of the Kings of France stained glass window in
Reims
The coronation of the young Saint Louis on the
forecourt of the cathedral
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The Coronation
of the Kings of France stained glass window in
Reims
The parable of the Kingdom of Heaven The
coronation of Charles VII in the presence of Joan
of Arc
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The Coronation
of the Kings of France stained glass window in
Reims
The parable of the Kingdom of Heaven The
baptism of Clovis by Saint Rémi in the presence
of Clotilde
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The window of Prophets in orange and red (details)
Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The choir
windows of the Fraumünster Church in Zurich
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The choir
windows of the Fraumünster Church in Zurich The
Jacob window
Jacob wrestling with the angel
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The choir
windows of the Fraumünster Church in Zurich The
Jacob window
The Zion window
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The choir
windows of the Fraumünster Church in Zurich The
Zion window
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) The choir
windows of the Fraumünster Church in Zurich The
Low window (the story of Moses and the ten
commandments)
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Musée National Marc Chagall Nice
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Musée National Marc Chagall Nice
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Musée National Marc Chagall Nice (details)
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Musée National Marc Chagall Nice
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Musée National Marc Chagall Nice
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In September 17, 1961, Secretary-General Dag
Hammarskjöld (then the second Secretary-General
of the UN) and 15 others died in a plane crash en
route to a peace mission. After this tragic
crash, the UN staff set up a committee and a
foundation for the purpose of creating a
memorial. The foundation chose Marc Chagall,
already famous for his stained-glass
masterpieces, to create this memorial. They
requested that Chagall create a free-standing
piece of stained-glass in memory of Dag
Hammarskjöld and the others who lost their lives
in the cause of peace. Full name is The Window
of Peace and Human Happiness
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Peace,
1964, a stained glass memorial at the United
Nations, New York
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Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Peace, 1964
(details) a stained glass memorial at the United
Nations, New York
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Marc Chagall was a French-Russian artist whose
work anticipated the dream-like imagery of
Surrealism. Over the course of his career Chagall
developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply
personal visual language. Born Moishe Shagal on
July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk, Russia (present-day
Belarus) to a Hasidic Jewish family, the artist
was raised immersed in Jewish culture and
iconography. Studying under the artist Yehuda Pen
as a youth, the Judaic traditions and folklore of
his hometown permeated Chagalls paintings. After
studying in St. Petersburg, the artist moved to
Paris in 1910, where he quickly befriended
members of the French avant-garde, including
Robert Delaunay and Fernand Léger. Visiting
Russia in 1914, the artist was prevented from
returning to Paris due to the outbreak of World
War I until 1926. In addition to his paintings,
Chagall was also noted for his vibrant works in
stained glass and lithography. Forced to flee
Paris during World War II, Chagall lived in the
United States and traveled through to Israel
before returning to France in 1948. In 1958,
Chagall met glass art masters Charles Marq and
Brigitte Simon, who would become his longtime
collaborators. During the 1960s Chagall continued
to travel widely, often in association with
large-scale commissions he received. Among these
were windows for the synagogue of the Hadassah
University Medical Center, Jerusalem (installed
in 1962) a ceiling for the Paris Opéra
(installed in 1964) a window for the United
Nations building, New York (installed in 1964)
murals for the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
(installed in 1967) and windows for the
cathedral in Metz Cathedral, one of the largest
and most beautiful Gothic churches in France
(1958-1968). Today, his works are held in the
collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New
York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Tel Aviv
Museum of Art, and the Albertina in Vienna, among
others
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 Les deux merveilles du monde sont la Bible et
la musique de Mozart. Et une troisième,
naturellement, lamour.    Marc Chagall