| The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome. - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" or 48.26x34.93cm - REFERENCES : Michler and Lopsinger 1600, Field 69-3 - CONDITION : Excellent. New. Original. This is an illustrated book of the Bible in Vulgate. The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome. The lithographs are on a heavy paper and are signed in the plate. The Biblia Sacra lithographs were produced as illustrations for a new edition of the Bible. The Biblia Sacra suite consists of 105 color mixed-technique lithographs after 105 watercolor paintings created by Dali between 1963 and 1964. The Biblia Sacra works are a combination of offset lithography, continuous tone lithography, serigraphy (silkscreening) with application of varnishes and metallic inks. The works were “printed” on a heavy stock designed specifically to hold up to the various techniques used. Quality craftsmanship and artistry are evident in every Biblia Sacra work. The unique combination of multiple printing techniques gives these illustrations a richness and depth that resulted in works that are exceptionally true to the original paintings. Creator: Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989, Spanish) |
BIBLIA SACRA 62
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It refers to several biblical passages where the imagery of a vineyard is used to describe the relationship between God and His people, often highlighting themes of God's care, judgment, and Israel's spiritual condition.
One of the most well-known passages in the Bible related to the "chosen vineyard" is found in Isaiah 5:1-7, often called The Song of the Vineyard. This passage metaphorically represents Israel as God's vineyard, which He has carefully tended, but the vineyard has yielded bad fruit, symbolizing the spiritual failings of the people.
Biblical Passage: Isaiah 5:1-7 (NIV)
"I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit. Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad? Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it. The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress."
Dalí’s Interpretation in Sacra Biblia
In Salvador Dalí’s surrealist interpretation, the scene would be transformed into a dreamlike, symbolic landscape filled with distorted, melting vines and corrupted fruit. The vineyard would represent Israel, and the distorted or rotting grapes would symbolize the nation's spiritual failures. Dalí would use his surrealist techniques to depict the divine judgment that Israel would face for its disobedience, with chaotic destruction and the absence of God’s blessing (represented by rain). The imagery would emphasize the contrast between divine expectations and the failure of the people to live up to them.