In the tabernacle where God was present to his people during their wilderness journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, there were various sacred objects, each made and positioned in accordance with precise instructions given by God to Moses. One such sacred object was a gold seven branched candlestick. Aaron, following his older brother Moses' instructions, sets up this seven-branched candlestick and positions it in the manner that the Lord had instructed. Chagall portrays Aaron with the seven-branched candlestick, standing slightly in front of the sacred object, his face illuminated by its bright flames. Aaron turns his head to the side and reaches out with his left hand in a gesture of blessing. He smiles slightly, his face calm and relaxed, exemplifying his faith in the Lord's guidance.

Created in 1966, this work was part of the series Exodus, which consists of 24 lithographs, each with an edition of 250 (from the total edition of 285, the edition of 250 (the prints were not numbered), 20 numbered from I - XX, and 15 artist's proofs). This work is hand-signed by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) in pencil in the lower right from the total edition of 250, printed on Arches wove paper by Mourlot, Paris and published by Leon Amiel, Paris.

1) Cramer, Patrick. Marc Chagall, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Patrick Cramer: Geneva, 1995. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 64 on pgs. 202 and 204.
2) Gauss, Ulrike, ed. Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, La Collection Sorlier, Stuttgart, 1960. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 458 on page 206.
3) Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall, vol. III 1962-1968, Monté Carlo, 1960. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 458 on pg. 98 with details on page 94.

Museum-grade conservation framed in a complementary moulding with silk mats and optical grade Plexiglas.