The exhibition of Marc Chagall's works "From Paradise to Apocalypse" from the collection of the Vitebsk Museum will be exhibited in Poland

The exhibition of Marc Chagall's works "From Paradise to Apocalypse" from the collection of the Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk opens today at the Wałbrzych Art Gallery, located in the medieval Książ Castle – one of the largest in Poland and Europe.

Before leaving for Poland, the museum director Irina Voronova said that the viewer will be introduced to the artist's graphics from the "Biblical Motifs" series. The exhibition includes 65 original sheets – two cycles of color lithographs created by M. Chagall in 1956 and 1960 for the French magazine Verve, the series of color lithographs "The 12 Tribes of Israel" (1964) on the theme of stained glass windows of the Hadassah Medical Center Synagogue in Jerusalem, and etchings from 1931–1939 and 1978–1981.

Marc Chagall first turned to illustrating the Bible in 1930 and returned to it repeatedly. "It always seemed to me... that it is the greatest source of poetry of all times," admitted the Master. "The Bible is in harmony with nature, and I am trying to convey this secret."

The exhibition "From Paradise to Apocalypse" is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of Poland and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus. The Polish side is preparing a catalog of the exhibition in Russian, Polish, and English.

Marc Chagall's graphics will be exhibited at the Wałbrzych Art Gallery until January 31, 2016.

Nataliya Krupitsa, "Vitbichi".