Christ of San Juan de la Cruz

In this Christ by Salvador Dali the "Flame of living love" from one of the mystical works of San Juan de la Cruz, who was one of the most extraordinary Spanish poets and whom Dali greatly admired, is symbolised by fire.

Christ is the cross, the wood does not exist. Complete surrender. It is an eternal moment.

From the 1950s, Dali began a distinct period of his work, which developed religious-metaphysical-mystical themes, taking shape in works such as the various "Christs", this one of " San Juan de la Cruz", the "Crucifixion or Corpus Hypercubicus", "The Last Supper", etc.