Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall paintings
As a Jew in born in 19th century Russia, Marc Chagall had two options in pursuing an artistic career: he could hide or deny his Jewish roots, or he could use art to celebrate them. He chose the latter, and today we remember him not only as a quintessential Jewish artist, but also as an adept colorist, an Expressionist genius, and a master of many artistic mediums.
Chagall (1887 -- 1985) was born near the city of Vitebsk (now Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire), about half of whose population was Jewish. Chagall's family was part of one of the Eastern European Jewish market-villages (which were called "shtetls," and proliferated during the late 19th and early 20th centuries), and his early life was steeped in Hasidic Judaism.

Though Chagall would spend most of the 20th century outside Russia, in either France or the United States, his artistic inspirations were seated in his hometown and upbringing. The whimsical elements in his paintings are often tied to Hasidic lore, and much of his work is a response to the long-standing oppression of Russian Jews. As for Vitebsk, in 1944 Chagall addressed the town in the second person in an open letter, in which he pondered his motivations for leaving, and concluded that "I did not live with you, but I didn't have one single painting that didn't breathe with your spirit and reflection."

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[dottorcoxy]

what is the title of the song?

[brendafohio]

porcelain by moby

[sheeshabum]

"Chagall" comes from the "Chagallov" family of Belarus with quite a many whom are Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidim pictured here!The Nazis and Soviets were not able to extinguish the flame and like all Chassidim have G-D help gigantic families8,9,10,11,12 etc.

[brendafohio]

Thank you, I learned something about Chagall I did not know. Peace

[lilamagritte]

Brenda, he puesto también este trabajo en mi blog. Es muy bello. Gracias.

[brendafohio]

De nada amigo.

[moonlight888ful]

paints and music are wonderful

[Klyuchinsky]

very nice video! check out my channel :)

[rockchick80s]

Just adore Chagall. 1.12 The Madonna of the Village" and 2.37 " The Rooster", two great FAVES of mines. His work is so colourful, and you just want to dive into his Paintings and float around. Beautiful Post.

[swEEtgwendy]

whats the name of the song?

[koliatima]

Merveilleuses oeuvres de Marc Chagall!

Bravo!

[Molldelos]

C´est vraiment un très bon video!

merci.

[meesterschilders]

placed into my playlist of Chagall, thanks

[MaRocy2008]

Marc Chagall is my favorite painter, his paintings are amazing ... have the depth of communication.This marriage of music ... a wonderful effect-congratulations...

[justap19]

Jestem w szoku !

[Phoebert2494]

i'm doing a project on one of chagall's paintings. It's the one at 1:43 , The Wedding 1918. Does anyone know an estimated price value for it =/ ?