The artwork, titled “Biblical subject,” was created by Marc Chagall in 1984 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. It is a lithograph on paper, associated with the Surrealism art movement and classified under the genre of religious painting.
In the artwork, Chagall employs his distinctive surrealistic style to depict a religious scene. The central figures appear to be riding a horse, with one figure playing a musical instrument. Surrounding these figures are various human and possibly angelic forms, engaged in different activities. The black, sketch-like quality of the lithography gives the scene a sense of ephemeral, dream-like wonder, characteristic of both Surrealism and Chagall’s unique approach to biblical themes. The minimalistic use of lines and sparse detail invites the viewer to ponder the spiritual narrative behind the scene.
