Easter Sunday Dalí: The Ascention of Christ, 1958. Oil on canvas.
From dali-gallery:
Dalí said that his inspiration for The Ascension of Christ came from a “cosmic dream” that he had in 1950, some eight years before the painting was completed. In the dream, which was in vivid color, he saw the nucleus of an atom, which we see in the background of the painting; Dalí later realized that this nucleus was the true representation of the unifying spirit of Christ.
The feet of Christ point out at the viewer, drawing the eye inwards along his body to the center of the atom behind him. The atom has the same interior structure as the head of a sunflower. As with most of Dalí’s other paintings of Christ, his face is not visible. Above the Christ is Gala, her eyes wet with tears.
A very cool painting.
