Monoku Ekphrasis poetry contest Sponsored by Dilly Dally<3
Aug.2024
Marc Chagall artist
" The Three Candles" 1938
This masterpiece was painted during the invasion and start of world War ll...Marc Chahall and family, at risk of capture and death camps, fled to France, and eventually to the United States.
This painting was done during this upheaval and struggle. We see the bride and groom, above the fray of Spiritual battle, angels and demons, and the groom protecting, and comforting the bride in his arms.
The focal point on the left is three large, lite Candles which, to me, is representative of the trinity... the Father, Son, and Holy Spirt.
The bride could also represent Israel, often called the bride of God and prophesied about in the book of Revelation.