Early Life, Family and Training Marc Chagall enters the world on July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russian Empire, born Moishe Segal. He is the first of nine children in a modest Jewish family. Life is defined by the rhythms of labor and small-scale commerce. His father, Khatskel Segal, works as a herring pickler at a warehouse, while his mother, Feïga-Ita Tchernina, manages a small grocery store. These early years are rooted in the specific t…
Scroll through Marc Chagall's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Marc Chagall's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.