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The Dove Leaving the Ark

Etching
1956 (published), 1930s (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Tériade (publishers)
Chagall (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Etching depicting an interpretation of the story of Noah's Ark in the Bible.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Biblical Imagery
Object type
Etching
Titles
  • The Dove Leaving the Ark (assigned by artist)
  • The Bible (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Paper
Etching
Brief description
Etching by Marc Chagall entitled 'The Dove Leaving the Ark', plate 2 from the series 'The Bible', published by Tériade. France, 1956.
Physical description
Etching depicting an interpretation of the story of Noah's Ark in the Bible.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.5 cm
  • Width: 23.8cm
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1967
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1967
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.895-1967

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1108143/the-dove-leaving-the-ark-etching-chagall/
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