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Dal

by Paul Perry

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Dal: Salvador Dalí, faith and a hidden painting

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Dal: Salvador Dalí, faith and a hidden painting

Paul Perry’s account connects Salvador Dalí’s preoccupation with mortality to a commission depicting The Vision of Hell, associated with the Fatima visions. It presents the painting as a point of tension between Dalí’s public identity as an atheist and a return to Catholic belief, and raises the question of why the work remained beneath a nun’s bed for three decades. The book brings together art, religious belief and the story of a particular painting, using the Fatima commission to explore aspects of Dalí’s personal life and artistic legacy.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Salvador Dalí’s life and art.
  • Readers curious about the intersection of art and religious belief.
  • Readers interested in the Fatima visions and the story of a painting associated with them.

Themes

Salvador DalíMortality and immortalityArt and religionThe Fatima visions

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Book overview

SALVADOR DALÍ'S SEARCH FOR IMMORTALITY WAS NO SECRET, BUT THE PAINTING WAS ...

Salvador DalÍ was at the top of his artistic fame, yet had a fear he could not conquer: Death. He considered many ways to achieve immortality, including cloning, freezing and finally spirituality. Yet he was confused about his belief in God and religion.

Then he was given a commission that changed his life; an offer to paint The Vision of Hell, one of the famous visions by the shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal.

But how could DalÍ - an avowed atheist - keep the world from knowing he had returned to the Catholic religion?

And why was this masterpiece hidden from the art world beneath a nun's bed for 30 years?

DalÍ's Fatima Secret is an untold story that changes our view of Salvador DalÍ and answers many mysteries in his work and personal life. Revealing, touching and puzzling, DalÍ's Fatima Secret takes us on the spiritual journey of history's greatest surrealist artist.

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