Dali Planet #127: Lofty nuptials
On August 8, 1958, Dali and Gala were married in a religious ceremony (their 1934 service was a civil one) at Els Angels in Sant Marti Vell. Other sources say the nuptials took place at the “Capella de la Mare de Deu dels Angels”, but this seems like a mistranslation and, anyway, the shrine of Els Angels — 485 metres up with a panoramic view all across Catalonia — is a regular destination for Catalonian pilgrims, as well as schoolchildren on day trips.
History tracks the shrine back as far as 1424, but it was wrecked on several occasions, including in the 1710 war of independence and during the civil war in 1936.
Having painted women with heads (and wombs) formed of roses, Dali rendered a realistic blossom in 1958’s “Meditative Rose”, below, complete with a raindrop on a petal.
