"Isaiah's Prophecy of Peace" - State Modelia, 1995 5756
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling; and the little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; the young ones shall lie down together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole. The weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den"(Isaiah 11:6-8). "Isaiah's Prophecy" is one of the works depicted in the tapestry which Marc Chagall created for the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. The animals in the prophecy are seen within a burning bush. They are surrounded by throngs of people and angels
Description
Obverse:
Colored lithograph depicting the peace prophecy - figures of animals surrounded by throngs of people and angels. Along the circumference, the inscription "ISAIAH'S PROPHECY OF PEACE" in Hebrew and English and the artist's name, "marc Chagall".
Reverse:
Smooth.
Edge:
Smooth.
Serialization:
Modelias are framed and numbered with plaques.
Design:
Shaul Noah
Silk screen - Haifa Workshop for Artistic Printing.
Engraving:
Hecht.
Mint:
Hecht.
