Marisa Martin Wonders if Marc Chagall was a Christian Believer

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By Marisa Martin

"Exodus" by Marc Chagall

NEW YORK---The most famed Jewish artist in history created more than 100 startling crucifixion scenes, but didn’t anyone think to ask him, “Why?” Many writers and art historians claim that Chagall was a secular artist, and to a point that seems true. He was not a particularly observant Jew, but claiming his interests in the Bible were motivated to protect his heritage alone doesn’t match his words, much less his work. Quoted in Jackie Wullschlager’s biography, Chagall claims to have been “captivated by the Bible” since early childhood: “It has always seemed to me and still seems today the greatest source of poetry of all time.” Did Marc Chagall struggle with the possibility that Christ is the Jewish Messiah? [link]