The Apotheosis of Homer is an oil on canvas painting by Salvador Dalí, created c. 1945. It is at the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Pinakothek der Moderne, in Munich.[1]
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| Artist | Salvador Dalí |
| Year | c. 1945 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 63.7 cm × 116.7 cm (25.1 in × 45.9 in) |
| Location | Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich |
Description
editThe canvas reflects the painter's fascination with Greek and Roman history and mythology. Gloria Platzner speculates that Dali "reduces Homer to a piece of broken statuary, a relic, while the solid temple of the muse itself melts"... The "ethereal horse" in the painting, which may be Pegasus, rejecting the riders who attempt to reach the stars, again signals the cessation of the myth.[2] On the right, Gala, his wife, is depicted as a sleeping nude woman.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Apotheosis of Homer (Diurnal Dream of Gala): Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí". Salvador Dalí Foundation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Stephen L. Harris, Gloria Platzner, Classical Mythology: Images and Insights, Mountain View: Mayfield Pub. Co, 1995
- ^ "Apotheosis of Homer (Diurnal Dream of Gala): Fundació Gala - Salvador Dalí". Salvador Dalí Foundation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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