Jerusalem Windows

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Jerusalem Windows is a celebrated series of twelve stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall, created for the synagogue of the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem and depicting the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork series
stained-glass window series
artisticTechnique lead came stained glass
associatedWith Hadassah University Hospital
city Jerusalem
colorCharacteristic vivid colors
commissionedBy Hadassah Medical Organization
continent Asia
country Israel
creator Marc Chagall
depicts Twelve Tribes of Israel
designedFor synagogue architecture
exhibitedBeforeInstallationAt Louvre Museum
Museum of Modern Art, New York
genre religious art
hasPart Asher window
Benjamin window
Dan window
Gad window
linked to: Gad

Issachar window
Joseph window
Judah window
Levi window
Naphtali window
Reuben window
Simeon window
Zebulun window
inception 1962
inspiredBy Blessings of Jacob
linked to: ברכת יעקב

Blessings of Moses
linked to: Blessing of Moses

Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
languageOfInscription Hebrew
location Ein Kerem, Jerusalem
linked to: Ein Kerem

Hadassah Medical Center
materialUsed stained glass
movement Expressionism
Modern art
notableFor integration of Jewish themes
symbolic imagery
use of light in sacred space
numberOfWorks 12
partOf synagogue of Hadassah Medical Center
publication Jerusalem Windows (lithograph book)
linked to: Jerusalem Windows
theme Jewish identity
biblical symbolism
tribal emblems of Israel

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Marc Chagall notableWork Jerusalem Windows
Jerusalem Windows publication Jerusalem Windows (lithograph book)
linked to: Jerusalem Windows
Moïche Zakharovitch Chagalov notableWork Jerusalem Windows
Moïche Zakharovitch Chagalov notableWork Hadassah Medical Center synagogue windows
linked to: Jerusalem Windows