Marc Chagall's Jewish Jesus on PBS

PBS | RELIGION & ETHICS WEEKLY

"The Crucified" (1944) by Marc Chagall; pencil, gouache, and watercolor on paper

NEW YORK---This modern artist’s body of work was based on the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Jesus, often depicted with tallit and phylacteries. In the crucified Christ he saw the personification of Jewish suffering, pain, and sadness. View a selection of Chagall’s paintings from the exhibition “Chagall: Love, War, and Exile” at the Jewish Museum. [view]