Author’s Note: I was fascinated by Dali’s interpretations when I studied them in art class. I also like his bizarre ways of painting. When we learned about Dalli I first saw his version of the Angelus de Millet and then found that he painted a coffin under the layer of paint. That symbolized the statues were mourning. It’s genius!
If you’ve ever seen Salvador Dali’s Angelus de Millet, what do you think of it? He was inspired by Millet’s painting because he saw it outside of one of his schools. Dali was considered excellent painter of realistic subjects, yet he chose to pursue a more odd form of painting. In his own way of painting, Dali recreated a new version of the Angelus de Millet using his bizarre interpretation on Millet.
Dali was inspired by many artists such as Millet. His idea was that in the original, the two people were burying their child. In fact, his theory was correct. if Millet’s painting was to be x-rayed, people would see that Millet had painted over a small coffin like shape.
When Dali recreated the Angelus de Millet, he too included the small coffin shape. Yet there are differences between the two works as well. Dali had added his special spin on it and made the grieving parents into shadowed brick figures. The landscape in Millet’s original was a field and the newer version had a barren beach. You can see tiny figures staring up at the outline of brick, while in the other you can’t see anything but the tall grass in the field.
From changing backgrounds and shapes, Dali has certainly changed history. He used his subconscious mind to create odd figures and different meanings to every painting. This made him unique. With his bizarre interpretation, Dali recreated a new version of Millet’s Angelus de Millet.
