Faith and art...and Dali

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As a poet, I’m often inspired by art and write “ekphrastic” poetry. Dali has been a fave and though sometimes he’s a bit too eros for me, I think his faith was deep, in a complicated way. I was thrilled to find out that his artwork for an out of print Jerusalem Bible has been collected in a new volume. Anyone have it (or that rare Bible)?

 
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Thanks for posting and for sharing! 🙂

I wish that my Dad and my Gramma–his Mom–would have been able to see this…they would have loved it. They both loved Dali’s work.

I would be interested in seeing it, as well.
 
It’s going for $45 on Amazon and elsewhere. Very rare, pristine copies of that Jerusalem Bible are going for more than $10,000.
 
I really like Salvador Dali art, particularly “The Sacrament of the Last Super,” “Christ of St. John of the Cross,” and “Corpus Hypercubus.”
 
I love those too, John! I have a poem inspired by that “St. John…” painting that’s currently in submission status.
Christian Century took my poem inspired by his “Ascension of Christ” painting. Ad majorem Dei gloriam!
 
My paternal Gramma had a large framed copy of “Christ of St. John of the Cross” hanging in her home for as long as I can remember.

When she lived in one home, it was in her hall where you could see it, and then when she moved to another home, it was on her living room wall where you could see it all of the time. 🙂

It’s a very beautiful painting and fine piece of artwork, to be sure. 🙂
 
It’s interesting to note that he was widely criticized by some in the Church during his lifetime because he often used his wife’ face for that of the Virgin Mary.
His work came to Atlanta a few years back and I was able to see the crucifixion one in real life, It’s enormous.
Very emotional. Was a wonderful exhibit of beautiful works. I may buy this book as a gift for a priest friend of mine. Thanks for posting!
 
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Yes, he often used Gala, his wife, as a model.
Yet, I’m guessing that the Florentines and others also used models?
 
I focused on how Dali’s Christ image in that work is muscular…masculine. So often He’s portrayed as anorexic.
 
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I love Dali art (religious art) especially The Crucifixion.
I’ve not heard of the Sacra Bible?
 
It really just means “sacred Bible.” I think it was first applied to St. Jerome’s Vulgate. Apparently in this context it is referring to the collected artwork for the 1966 Jerusalem Bible?
 
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Color Momma, not to mention some of the characters in L’Inferno.
 
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I’m ure they did, but I recall at the exhibit, there was mention of a particular reason why she was deemed “unworthy”, but I cna’t remember why now.
 
I received the book today and thumbed through it! I keep coming back to this watercolor:

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Soft strong countenance, a faceless shadow of Father Abraham and his stark, black and white choice. Family line of his profile. I’d like to hang a larger print of it over my fireplace, the one in my avatar. Anyhow, I’m really excited! Just had to share a little bit o’ it

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On each page is a discussion, which seems more like a description, and then the inciteful interpretations. But the quality of the images are very nice! I’m very pleased with the book. It’s worth more than the 50, for sure.
 
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Wow, that’s awesome! Can’t wait to get it. Have to work on my Magi poem again tomorrow. Someone sent me the link to T. S. Eliot’s piece, trying not to remember it.

This painting by Daniel Bonnell, titled “Seeing Shepherds” inspired a poem. It’s in submission. I love the motion.
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