The artwork titled “Moses Receiving the Tablets of the Law from God on Mount Sinai” was created by Marc Chagall circa 1934 in Paris, France. This piece, executed in the medium of etching on paper, measures 28.9 by 23 cm and belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement. It falls under the genre of religious painting and is part of the “Etchings for the Bible” series, which spans from 1930 to 1939 and 1952 to 1956.
In the artwork, Marc Chagall depicts the biblical event of Moses receiving the Tablets of the Law from God on Mount Sinai. The ethereal composition captures the solemnity and grandeur of this significant moment in religious history. Chagall employs a simplistic and expressive style, characteristic of the Naïve Art movement, to render the figures and the mystical atmosphere surrounding this divine encounter. Moses is shown humbly receiving the tablets, with divine hands presenting them from above. The etching strongly conveys the mystical and intense spiritual connection between Moses and the divine presence. The use of monochromatic tones and intricate linework further emphasizes the profound and sacred nature of this biblical scene.
