{"product_id":"paris-lopera-romeo-juliet","title":"Paris L'opera Romeo \u0026 Juliet","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1962, artist Marc Chagall, was commissioned by French Minister of Culture André Malraux, to paint a new ceiling for the Paris Opera (Palais Garnier).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eChagall’s dreamlike style has been described as one of the earliest expressions of psychic experience, embracing images of musicians, flowers and lovers, often floating within the image, ethereal in their charm, woven together with gestures of love, symbols of hope and assertions of trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 241.2pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUnveiled\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSeptember 23, 1964, Chargall’s painting was not universally accepted, criticised by some as sacrilege because it did not conform to the traditional 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century opulence of the building.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHowever, the ceiling remains the same today as it first appeared in 1964.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommissioned by The Office of French Tourism, this interpretive lithograph, supervised by Chargall himself, depicts one of the 14 panes from the ceiling; his interpretation of Berlioz’s symphonie dramatique:\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRomeo \u0026amp; Juliet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"tab-stops: 241.2pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCondition: A \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis piece is not linen-backed; however, we can arrange that and\/or framing - contact us for pricing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purple Zebra Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52494350647585,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6891\/9585\/files\/ParisL_operaRomeo_Juliet.jpg?v=1774575478","url":"https:\/\/purplezebragallery.com\/products\/paris-lopera-romeo-juliet","provider":"Purple Zebra Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}