SALVADOR DALI

Love's Promise (1 of 3) inTrilogy of Love Series

This litheo, pencil signed and numbered xxx/c is one of his most inspirational pieces of art work he had ever done. This piece is a definate inspiration from Rembrandt. They, the people who look at this surrealist pieceof art work are literally petrified by what they see in their own minds. And most get a feeling of repulsion and don't really care for it. That is understandable to me, for what I am able to see and disypher myself is inspired by a careful study of Rembrandt's work by Dali. I will give my interpretation of this painting, which more then likely Dali didn't understand totally himself, but also knew that it was a great interpretation which he was over came over.

Interpretation by Bob Miller:

Let's start at the top: The three strands of lightning bolt which represents the number 3, which stands for the three years of Saskia's illness before her death, the loss of her and Rembrandt's three babies, and the three types of elixers, and also the three people involved.

Moving down to the two circles in the black area is the eye of the great Dali, his hat, his mustash and his body in black. You can see his hand is holding a looking glass for the gentleman on his left to see what he has done by killing his wife. The two figures in front of the mirror turns into one! This figure happens to be Rembrandt standing in front of the mirror- in his painters smock, his plumed hat with a feather and his hands clapped together so he can see what he has done so he can be with his mistress Hendrickji Staffels.

To the top right: Where the lightning begins is where the poison is in the white milky looking cloud, hanging over Saskia's ill and sick body. As you come down the right side you can see the losses of her three babies and herself going down upsidedown back in time, with her wristwatch head and poor Hendrickji running from Satan chasing her with a burning sheath! In her hand area is the prison yard where they stake people down for this type of crime, and notice that it is empty because they got away with their crime. You can also see a little bit of the Clinton syndrom which also got him into trouble!

Bob Miller 1998