Pissarro
4 June to 15 September 2013
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<exchanging gazes> 6: Reflections. From Van Eyck to Magritte
New Display of the Collections
From 10 June to 15 September 2013
During the years of the Jewish holocaust, Chagall painted numerous religious scenes taken from the Christian tradition . He produced a Crucifixion in 1938, and started on The Madonna of the Village in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection soon afterwards . In 1940, while living temporarily in the Provencal town of Gordes , to which he had fled to escape the menacing Nazi advance through Holland and Belgium towards France , he continued working on this ambitious canvas and repainted some of the areas that were already sketched. The painting was not entirely completed until 1942, while the painter was staying in New York.
The painting in its final state shows a Madonna holding the Child in her arms, surrounded by angels singing and playing music accompanied by a flying cow with a violin. The scene is set near a small village. The Madonna , rendered on a monumental scale and wearing a bridal gown, floats in a fantasy world that is so characteristic of the painter.
Paloma Alarcó
Catalogue of the Exhibition Hyperrealism 1967-2012 (Spanish edition)
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Necklace The Cabbage Field
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Brooch The Forest of Marly
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Tote Bag Pissarro
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Big Bowl Melon
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Catalogue of the exhibition Pisarro (Spanish edition)
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Case with Mugs Delaunay
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Glass Tray Peony
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Earrings Schiele
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Camille y Lucien Pisarro. Cartas 1883-1903
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Bracelet Schiele
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Air Freshener sticks Lime Tree
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Ipad Cleaning Cloth Martha Mckeen
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Necklace The Kimono
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Earrings Leaves
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Headband Easter Morning
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Pendant Leaves
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Bottles and Vases Paul Klee
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Glasses Case with cleaning cloth Peony
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Pendant Vincent van Gogh
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Necklace Landscape
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