Chagall’s dreamy painting enchants Conversano

In Conversano, in the province of Bari, the Museum Center – Castello Conti Acquaviva d’Aragona returns to welcome the public with a retrospective of international scope. Until October 27th, the rooms of the Norman Aragonese castle offer a dive into the magical universe of Marc Chagall, with a rich corpus of works that traces the painter’s life from 1925 until his death. 100 WORKS BY MARC CHAGALL IN CONVERSANO Curated by Dolores Durán Úcar, Chagall. Dream of Love brings together more than one hundred works from private collections (and therefore difficult to exhibit in public): a living nucleus of watercolours, drawings, engravings and paintings to immerse oneself in the artist’s dreamlike and colorful imagination, which opens up to the visitor with all its emotional and poetic strength. Organized by the Municipality of Conversano and Arthemisia, the exhibition offers an overview of the entire production of the Belarusian painter, and chooses to do so through the theme of love: that for the homeland, for religion and for his wife Bella Rosenfeld, his muse and passionate writer. Divided into five sections, the exhibition itinerary reviews the most significant elements of Chagall’s life: from the conflictual relationship between Russian and Jewish culture that permeated his childhood in Vitebsk, up to the profound bond with biblical texts, strengthened by experience of war and persecution, passing through the passion for fairy tales and poetry and, finally, the stay in Paris. THE LIFE OF MARC CHAGALL Born in Lëzna, Belarus, on 7 July 1887, Marc Chagall is one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, which went down in history for its characteristic dreamlike and imaginative style, often characterized by bright colors and symbolism linked to the Jewish tradition. In 1910 he moved to Paris to further his artistic studies and subsequently, involved in the Russian Revolution, he returned home to found an art academy, despite heavy attempts at repression by the government. With the outbreak of the Second World War he is forced to move throughout Europe, finally taking refuge in the United States. After losing his wife and with the end of the conflict he returns to France, to Provence, where he will remain until his death in 1985.[Immagine in apertura: Il gallo viola, 1966-72 Olio, gouache e inchiostro su tela, 89,3×78,3 cm. Private Collection, Swiss © Chagall ® by SIAE 2024]