Marc Chagall
Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law, Plate 39

Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law, Plate 39

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Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law, Plate 39
Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law, Plate 39
ArtistBelarusian, active France, 1887–1985
CultureRussian
Titles
  • Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law, Plate 39
  • from the series The Bible
Date1931 - 1939
PlaceParis, France
MediumEtching, edition 37/100
DimensionsPlate: 11 3/8 × 9 in. (28.9 × 22.9 cm)
 Sheet: 21 1/8 × 15 3/8 in. (53.7 × 39.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Temple Emanuel
Object number61.7
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryCapitol National Bank, Houston Texas, December 1, 1966—January 2, 1967.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below plate in pencil: 37/100
verso bottom left corner in pencil: 39
bottom right below plate in pencil: M.Ch.

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