Marc Chagall, Born 1889 (Classic Reprint)

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For people who argue that Chagall's painting derives from icons and Russian folk art, this painting might serve as Exhibit A. The woman, from the way she is delineated and the way she is placed in the picture, immediately brings to mind the treatment of the Virgin in many Byzantine icons. At the same time the flowers on her skirt suggest peasant decorations. The idea of being able to see the child within the mother's body is also one that can be found in ...