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Reinterpretation of the coat of arms of the Corbera family in the Coats of Arms Room of the Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol

© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2017

Cat. no. P 1088

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Reinterpretation of the coat of arms of the Corbera family in the Coats of Arms Room of the Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol

Description

Date:
c. 1971
Technique:
Oil and sand on metal plate
Dimensions:
101 x 69 cm
Signature:
Unsigned and undated
Location:
Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres. Dalí bequest

Provenance

  1. Artist's collection

Observations

In decorating the Castle of Púbol, Salvador Dalí took advantage of various original features of the building. In this case, the painter has reinterpreted the original coat of arms of the Corbera family, Barons of Púbol during the first quarter of the fifteenth century.

Bibliography

  1. Salvador Dalí, Michel Conil Lacoste, "Dalí, il genio delirante (coberta)", BolaffiArte, 06/1972, Torino, p. [63] (indirect image)
  2. Luis Romero, Josep Postius (il.), Aquel Dalí, Argos Vergara, Barcelona, 1984, p. 151 (indirect image)
  3. Amanda Lear, My life with Dalí, Virgin Books, London, 1985, n. p. (indirect image)
  4. Josep Vallès i Rovira, Dalí delit Empordà, Carles Vallès, Figueres, 1987, p. 181 (indirect image)
  5. Antoni Pitxot, Josep Playà i Maset, Castell Gala Dalí : el camí de Púbol, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Escudo de oro, [Figueres], [Barcelona], 1997, p. 20-21
  6. Salvador Dali centennial retrospective, Ueno Royal Museum, Ueno, 2006, p. 227 (indirect image)
  7. Montse Aguer i Teixidor, Los tesoros de Salvador Dalí, Librería Universitaria, Barcelona, 2009, facsímil secció 4 (indirect image), p. 75 (indirect image)
  8. Museus i centres de patrimoni cultural a Catalunya, Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura i Mitjans de Comunicació, Barcelona, 2010, p. 94 (indirect image)
  9. Antoni Pitxot, Montse Aguer i Teixidor, Jordi Puig, Casa - Museu Castell Gala Dalí : Púbol, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Triangle Postals, [Figueres], Sant Lluís, Menorca, 2011, p. 11, p. 38, p. 43 (indirect images), p. 41

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