Dali said the idea came to him in a 'cosmic dream'
Our city has been home to Salvador Dalí's Christ of St John of The Cross since 1952 when the Glasgow Corporation purchased it for £8200. Today, it is thought to be worth over £60 million and is regarded as the most treasured painting in the country.and shipped off to Dalí’s hometown of Figueres, Spain. We will not be able to see it again until June 2024.of how it came to be so loved and revered in Glasgow.
Dalí was also inspired to depict Christ without the typical images associated with the crucifixion, hence why there is no blood, nails through his hands or a crown of thorns. It is also one of the few paintings of the crucifixion in which we cannot see Christ’s face. Once it was on display, the controversy surrounding the painting took a while to die down. In 1961 a museum visitor attempted to destroy the canvas by ripping it, which resulted in the artwork being removed and restored.
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