The Secret Painting That Changed The Direction Of Dali’s Work And Life

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As the great artist Salvador Dali aged, he found himself trapped between the atheistic beliefs of his father and the Catholic faith of his late mother. All changed when he got hired to paint The Vision of Hell, as seen by one child seer in Portugal. NYT Bestseller Paul Perry investigates what lies behind Dali's greatest secret that was hidden for over 30 years
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[@uremawifenowdave]

It isn’t until you watch an art documentary without Waldemar Januszczak that you realise just how good he is at dramatising art and keeping you completely immersed. God this was a yawn fest.

[@willagnes8376]

100%

[@JimBagby74]

Awful awful music

[@Nunya.Bidness]

I am loving this episode, am still watching it but I am enraptured! But I also love me some Waldemar too.

[@NickPenlee]

I not prepared to believe that Waldemar would even waste a minute of his time on a fruit-loop like Dali. Waldemar champions the cause of great artists like Caravaggio and William Dobson, one of his all-time favourites.

[@philgray7320]

Totally agree with that !! Waldemar really brings art documentaries to life.

[@m.entera3196]

I'd seen some Dali originals in museums before, but it wasn't until around 2005 when I was in St. Petersburg, Florida for a family wedding/reunion, that I finally understood Dali's brand of spirituality when I spent a day in the Dali Museum there.

[@JiveDadson]

They managed to squeeze 10 minutes of content into a mere hour and six minutes.

[@aneily]

exactly

[@paineite]

Precisely ... and turned it into a Blue Army propaganda piece.

[@kkilljoy3588]

Now THAT is an art 😩

[@sitcomsTV]

very boring. I skip most of it

[@brandia733]

"Mathew's" grip on that pen frustrated me the most. Who taught him how to write?!

[@nube_fenix]

Could have hired Bacon to paint true hell! But no, Bacon was too dangerous for the church.

[@Sir.suspicious]

Very misleading when you say the core of Fátima is the vision of hell, I live in Portugal, met countless pilgrims, I've been there myself. I've never seen ONE talking about it. People focus on the apparitions of our lady

[@diogolino7114]

Also telling it was the communists where trying to erase religion from Portugal is quite incorrect, what happen is that the church institution was attacked by the new regime, the Republic. It was the republicans that destroyed the first chapel built in Fatima.

[@donmeccia4137]

@@diogolino7114 the message of fatima has three parts: 1) the consecration of russia by the pope and bishops of the world to end communism. communism in pre war 2 spain killed over 5,000 priests and nuns in areas controlled by the communists, so we can see what She was warning of in 10 / 13 / 1917. to this day, it is not done. 2) conversion to the true Catholic faith, the one and only true Christian religion, and 3) penance for ourselves and the poor sinners of the world. so no, you are wrong, communism is the key to the story as it yet runs the world today. pray the rosary and fast for conversions!

[@donmeccia4137]

just bcs you have been there does not mean you know the meaning of hell re fatima. hell and avoiding it is the main message of fatima, meaning ending communism which is a hell on earth and in the afterlife as well. communism is godless and yet so many today practice it, cultural, economic, etc. It's an unnatural false equality that puts godless governments like that of china and the usa first, the authority of Holy Mother Church second or nowhere. It is certainly the effects of separation of Church and State. Christ warns us many time, but people forgot, so the real Sr. Lucy was sent to remind us of His warnings: Mt 13:[41] "The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals, and them that work iniquity. [42] And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." this is what the kids were shown in july of 1917. sadly many in the Church today pretend it never happened. they are in for quite a surprise at their judgements.

[@binxiao6175]

This is such a spot on art documentary. Just discovered it during Christmas and binge watch it. Thank you!

[@Divertedflight]

Dali has painted many great works, but in my view this wasn't one of them.

[@balcon983]

this was a wonderful episode ... thank you !

[@jeffup8956]

The problem with the painting is that Dali fundamentally got the nature of Catholicism wrong by depicting the snail forks consuming the body of Christ as an act of hell consciousness because consuming the body of Christ is a holy sacrament in Catholicism. The blessed mother looking over the act really gives away that it is Christ being devoured. I think Dali, who wanted eternal life, saw being consumed or eaten as the worst possible fate, and so Dali sort of put his own fear of death into the painting and the problem is that it shows a lack of faith, and perhaps his message was that a lack of faith IS HELL, but you would have to read him into the painting to come to that conclusion, and a canonical art work does not do that.. it simply reenacts the Canon.

[@ellenmarch3095]

Cannibalizing your own deity seems a little hellish to me, not gonna lie. That was some pretty impressive Arisotelian logic complication you seemed to have to jump through in order to successfully justify it to yourself. (Not trolling, promise. Your faith, your business. Just pointing out you're going to have a very hard time convincing anyone else. Best wishes.)

[@jeffup8956]

@@ellenmarch3095 Hell is not having a diety to cannibalize ;)

[@DeadGuye1995]

@@ellenmarch3095 Thats because everything we know about "western christ worship" is literally just Greek Mythology with all the names changed. I even learned this as far back as 5-6th grade.

[@tmarq4655]

Beautiful and well narrated. A must-watch.

[@judeau9151]

29:54 - 30:28 when you need to fill the page so you say the same thing 10 different ways

[@indoormusic]

thank you

[@77Tadams]

What if it is not escargot forks. What if it is tuning forks? That tuning breaks the veil of this earth and the next.

[@johnryan2193]

There is a strong possibility that this was extra terrestrial by nature ! Who was this haffert ? Who was he REALLY working for ?

[@lilatemple3662]

this feels like a shite advertisement for catholicism with a flashy pop culture name tossed in to give it credit. yeah, i know dali was a serious catholic, but he would have never approved this boring drawn out tripe. sad production and all. shameful.

[@simonevans343]

Who in their right mind would put Dali on a parr with Da Vinci ? Not even close

[@BielichDai]

i was watching this as background noise and heard that line and instantly came to the comments in a rage. Dali is on par with Warhol, maybe.. self absorbed, self branded commercial artist following one concept their whole careers

[@petermaxwell2965]

Dali himself would have laughed at that comparison !!

[@lilatemple3662]

leonardo was supreme but in retrospect minus rosy glasses he is extraordinarily overrated. don't mistake me, i mean master when i say it and leonardo was one hellafied master for sure. but dali did things leonardo had yet to understand. yes, there's a few hundred years of info he didn't get to but this doesn't diminish dali's output one iota. see his museum in tampa, florida then tell me different. seeing is believing in dali's case, and i believe almost nothing.

[@clarekuehn4372]

Wow! Thank you.

[@ButchNews]

THE SECRET PAINTING THAT CHANGED DALI'S LIFE IS CALLED "BASKET OF BREAD". It is a small horizontal painting of a loaf of bread in a basket. Hi realism, old school impressionistic in execution. DALI was a young man showing at the Paris Salon when stinking rich, just married Reynolds Morse, the steel tycoon, visited the salon. He offered Dali $1,000 for the painting, a HUGE price at the time and told him "when you need another thousand dollars, send me another painting". The Reynolds Morse collection is the largest Dali collection on the planet.

[@okimtulal9235]

It is a given that Dali is going through the most barren period, while at the same time the absolute spiritual emptiness within the Catholic Mafia is closing in! Uninspired, barren, worn out by the media, worn out by his own self! Dali does not have the soul of the artist who would be able to capture the specific theme, and this is because it is borrowed from a "delusional saint of the imaginary". The genius of this artist could not be condensed in such an order... He simply stimulated his curiosity to a degree and made it a challenge to himself... ...unfortunate...

[@michaelmartinx714]

Excellent, very enjoyable

[@Divertedflight]

"Perhaps the greatest artistic genius of the twentieth century." (Perhaps or perhaps not) "Some feel he was even on par with the great Leonardo De Vinci." (Some feel a lot of stupid things) "And like all great artist he agreed to do commercial work." (Really? ..... ALL of them?)

[@davidwahrheit6143]

Hardly the greatest. Perhaps one of the best academic technicians, but in terms of surrealistic inventiveness, I find Max Ernst to be far more inventive and diverse and Picasso was way beyond Dali.

[@jeffreykamberos7524]

The only "great" artist I've ever heard of that didn't do commercial work was Fra Angelico. He painted for God and wouldn't take money... "It was his custom never to retouch or improve any of his pictures, but to leave them ever in the state to which he had first brought them; believing, so he used to say, that this was the will of God." - Giorgio Vasari on Fra Angelico "He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ. He who does Christ's work must stay with Christ always. I can paint pictures, but I cannot rule men." - Fra Angelico

[@JiveDadson]

Parents, tell your children not to eat mushrooms that they find in pastures.

[@jeffreykamberos7524]

Parents, collect the kids and go out to the cow pastures hunting for mushrooms! Oh, the things they'll see!!!... "The sage dines on a special diet of mist and mushrooms and shares none of the anxieties of ordinary humans. These ageless transcendents existing in the world with a natural effortless spontaneity have the ability to fly." - The Book Of Zhuangzi

[@JiveDadson]

@@jeffreykamberos7524 Reminds me of the days of old, harvesting among the cow patties at Addick's dam, near Houston.

[@stacywestly64]

Such great videos...ruined by eight ads. One ad every 15 minutes is much better. Thanks.

[@Sir.suspicious]

I usually watch them with no probelm, but here's a trick, skip to the end of any video, and let it finish, then restart it and there will be no adds anymore

[@andreslopezsculptor]

Great documentary!

[@BielichDai]

WHO TF SAYS DALI IS ON PAR WITH LEONARDO??? POINT THEM OUT SO WE MAY SHAME THEM

[@jeffreykamberos7524]

Who the fuck would bother? Use your short time on earth in better ways than that... :D

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

Fascinating.

[@alanlawrence2954]

As we say in the UK... Dali was having a laugh at the Catholic Church's expense. If Dali was a devout Catholic, then I'm Mickey Mouse, tail included. He liked acting the lunatic and painting bad art... Oh, and easy money from people who wouldn't know a great painting if it punched them on the nose.

[@sanniepstein4835]

His work may have been goofy, but how else could he show his virtuosity as a painter without being sneered at by 20th century critics?

[@fatima01917]

The 'Consecration of Russia" by the Pope and all the bishops was never done properly as Our Lady of Fatima requested. I thank the late Fr. Gruner for all his work in waking up catholics and we still haven't received the full 3rd secret either. Even the late Mother Angelica spoke out that we didn't receive the full Third Secret of Fatima.

[@paineite]

dream on ...

[@felicetanka]

Damos gracias a Dios por Salvador Dalí.

[@arrjay2662]

A self portrait of Dali own salvation from hell

[@philfletcher3434]

Hell for me is other people with more money and success than me; quite often undeservedly.

[@jeffreykamberos7524]

Yes, hell is human greed, and you are in hell...

[@margaretroberts7248]

A true artist..Thank you for showing his work

[@JiveDadson]

I've seen the intro many times, and I have yet to understand what the woman is saying about tobacco and sugar.

[@explosivejohnny]

The weakest Perspective piece yet. Besides the fluff and Catholic propaganda we could cut this down to about 10 minutes, easy.

[@eversonalmeida9866]

I expected Waldemar here too, but the guy needs some rest

[@jspaingreene6350]

Agree. I'm surprised by this.

[@jacquelineritter3456]

Sad if this is suppose to make the church look good.

[@vfxforge]

15:27 - Big Ups to my Drum and Bass Crew! Brap brap brap! Amen!

[@danielboard9510]

The Jungle is Massive!!! Braaaaaap!!

[@_luckicharms]

Learning he was a Nazi/fascist sympathizer changed my view on Dali

[@boulderarchitect]

Is "Former Merchant Sailor" a codewords for he was gay?

[@blahblahoink]

"Our goal is to create the hell consciousness"....typical Catholic then.

[@donmeccia4137]

yes, its real, very real, and that is the message of the vision of hell. its chock full of demons and the damned souls. it was sent in order to save us from the tyranny and lies of the modernist jesuits who deny hell's existence (francis) and the existece of the devil himself (fr sosa, head of the jesuit order now in 2021). the mirror opposite of God's mercy is His justice. if there is mercy, its bcs there is justice eternally for sinners. the only issue the film has is that it shows the fake sr lucy #2 that bad guys replaced the real one with. either way, a great painting and story.

[@clarekuehn4372]

You miss the point. To know of the hell state is important. It does not mean that people have to be living in terror, but be aware.

[@alanlawrence2954]

Watching this Catholic gibberish was hell... But hilarious.

[@high_maintenance]

I thought this would be about Dali 😅

[@WhiteBraveheart1]

This is a fantastic story!

[@neoaureus]

This documentary is itself an elaborate propaganda ...for catholic visions.

[@raycochrane3971]

WOW: this doco is part Scientology style promo from the 60s, part a fiction built from various dubious opinions and most awful on every level. The painting?...part watchtower magazine cover and part satire of his own work. Dali painted many duds but few saw the light of day...this one, rather like the unexposed third miraculous vision is something that is too limp to hang: La Persistance de la Fourche D’escargot.

[@jeffreykamberos7524]

I love Dali, but this painting is mediocre.

[@CorkBouldering]

i have problem with Dali and Warhol i think they both overrated, and calling Dali genius and putting him in line with Da Vinci is little bit to much.

[@ucity88]

I think the best way to understand Dali is to see every work he did as a study of, or statement on, loss.

[@brgstefan]

The Name of the Symphonie at the begining? Thanks

[@devindevon]

Lesser late Dali work dashed off to make some quick cash.

[@jeffreykamberos7524]

@Gary Allen Who cares... after 1970, the real ones stunk too.

[@edfisher6434]

having spent his life as a flippant dilettante ,he was not able to produce any serious authenticity. You cant have it all the ways

[@Dr10Jeeps]

Two comments: (1) Dali was a great artist and (2) belief in apparitions and supernatural nonsense is holding our species back. Why is it that these so-called religious apparitions always happen to the young and/or illiterate? Hmmmm.......

[@splankhoon]

Recuperation of Dali as a 'catholic'. Sure. Look at that smirky face of Amanda going 'are these guys for real?' Propaganda nonsense over a third rate painting. In comparison to his 'St John of the cross' this is a joke.

[@mikewilliams4438]

So I've been pronouncing his surname wrong all these years..... Well I never, thanks for the update

[@JiveDadson]

No longer can you sing "Hello Dali, well hello Dali..."

[@elizabethbrauer1118]

Had to stop at 15 minutes - this is about Fatima and the Blue Army - Dali is an afterthought.

[@paineite]

Exactly ... it's a relgious propaganda piece using Dali.

[@hdub8093]

Dropped the ball on this doc Perspective... not interesting AT ALL... built it up to show a subpar depiction of 'hell'... What the HELL was that?! (pun very much intended)

[@przytulanka1979]

Dal and his wife loved Hitler and Franco.

[@gotasification]

Religion only weakness

[@josephtermeer4595]

Dali, the "father" of surrealism? That's a little overrated.

[@JimBagby74]

When will people quit using this silly ass music. Is this Salvador Dali or Saramon?

[@vfxforge]

hahahahahahahahaha, nice, I had that same thought

[@MM-pj4bl]

Where can I buy a print of the painting???

[@desperatelyseekingrealnews]

On the internet? 🤭

[@njmccormackgmail]

blue army

[@DelightLovesMovies]

Salvador Dali is the world's last great painter.

[@BielichDai]

If Dali was around today he'd be an OK artist on DeviantART

[@BielichDai]

@Cat Magic everyone is allowed to like what they like but to me, Dali was over rated. He's the one that was pretentious. I hate gimmick art, and I think surrealism was a corny attempt for pseudo intellectualists to sniff each others farts

[@ferroxglideh5621]

You should check out Max Ernst. He was the real deal, an true innovator of pictorial art, while Dali was an accomplished imitator and self-promoter.

[@TD05SSLegacy]

This documentary is so odd. Could it be dada?

[@ronaldfrink3925]

48:08

[@cacambo1120]

El divino Dalí 😁

[@Dougmeet]

little bit rock stars you know Salvador Dali Vision of Hell seen by child seers secret 30 years tatting tattoos

[@derekskilling9432]

Holy shit... The presenter can't even pronounce Salvador Dali's name properly!!

[@Palmieres]

No, sir. He's pronouncing it correctly. It's Da-LEE, not DAH-lee. Just like Van Gogh isn't Van-go, the "gh" sound is read open and with a hard "H". Or Michelangelo isn't pronounced Michael-Angelo. Foreign names aren't really pronounced like English-speakers think they are, you know?

[@jeffreykamberos7524]

Holy Shit, Batman!... ...ever heard of Spanish?... :D

[@ronaldfrink3925]

10:13

[@njmccormackgmail]

Cant stand it, propaganda with a bit of Dali. Shame on Perspective and Waldemar for promoting this.

[@Klausklinkerbayer]

To bad this is religious propaganda and not about Dalí. No art, just propaganda.

[@13minutestomidnight]

Well, the title is a bit misleading, considering that this is pretty much religious propaganda with about 10 minutes of art history thrown in. Looking at the world from 1917, I wouldn't say predicting WW2 or the rise of Russia as a superpower needed divine inspiration - you could easily predict that would happen. Now predicting a bomb driven by nuclear physics would have been more difficult - did she mention nuclear fission or fusion? Nostradamus would be so jealous. Americans really do the most creepy religious films, btw.

[@ucity88]

Americans really do the most. 😂

[@fitnesspoint2006]

Angelic women from heaven asks children to bear the burden of human sin....ahhh how silly and ignoramus can these catholics get.

[@5studios1room]

Ads + Some narration.

[@robertkiss7003]

Clickbait.

[@simianshakenspere7334]

10

[@user-ow5cu3lw4b]

I AM FAT MR HEREFERD

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Spotlight is a much, much better Catholic documentary!

[@Derbauer]

This 1 hour was ridiculous, but it's a blue army propaganda piece so whatever. We just wanted to know only about the painting... It could have taken 5 minutes.

[@TimGreigPhotography]

Unwatchable

[@peterhackett178]

Same old dogma.

[@neliborba101]

Dogmas don't die.

[@lakibjornson281]

Only a handful of people have seen this. Video sits at 58k views at time of writing😂

[@Dulundum]

What a load of BS!

[@paineite]

It's encouraging to me that so many of the comments here describe so clearly what a trashy propaganda piece this is. All respect to Salvador Dali; none for the peddlers of superstitious claptrap.

[@shanemacnee]

this is so boring where the heck is Waldemar, i got as far as 4:40 talking of three boys vision of hell wheres the shrooms bro