In rage which he felt to the idolatry of the chosen people of God, Moses broken the Tablets of the Law (Exodus, XXXII, 15-19)

In rage which he felt to the idolatry of the chosen people of God, Moses broken the Tablets of the Law (Exodus, XXXII, 15-19) by Marc Chagall
Artist
Marc Chagall
Date
c.1956 ; France
Style
Naïve art
Genre
Religious painting
This powerful Religious painting vividly depicts Moses in a moment of wrath, where he breaks the Tablets of the Law after witnessing the idolatry of the chosen people of God, as described in Exodus 32:15-19. The artwork's style echoes Naïve art (primitivism), with bold gestures and simplified forms emphasizing raw emotion. The scene may be rendered on paper or as an etching, capturing a moment of divine anger and human fallibility in a direct, unrefined manner that enhances its spiritual intensity.

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