1954, Salvator Dali, Crucifixion -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Dalí utilized his theory of "nuclear mysticism," a fusion of Catholicism, mathematics, and science, to create this unusual interpretation of Christ's crucifixion. Levitating before a hypercube-a geometric, multidimensional form-Christ's body is healthy, athletic, and bears no signs of torture; the crown of thorns and nails are missing. The artist's wife, Gala, poses as a devotional figure, witnessing Christ's spiritual triumph over corporeal harm. Several dreamlike elements from Dali's earlier Surrealist work feature in this painting: a levitating figure, vast barren landscape, and chessboard.
1954, Salvator Dali, Crucifixion -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the museum label: Dalí utilized his theory of "nuclear mysticism," a fusion of Catholicism, mathematics, and science, to create this unusual interpretation of Christ's crucifixion. Levitating before a hypercube-a geometric, multidimensional form-Christ's body is healthy, athletic, and bears no signs of torture; the crown of thorns and nails are missing. The artist's wife, Gala, poses as a devotional figure, witnessing Christ's spiritual triumph over corporeal harm. Several dreamlike elements from Dali's earlier Surrealist work feature in this painting: a levitating figure, vast barren landscape, and chessboard.