Rose Papillonacea (Butterfly Rose) from the Flora Dalínea Suite

Salvador Dali

1967

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The elderly Tobit, dressed in a red cloak, is seated just left of center. The archangel Raphael, in a white robe and blue cloak trimmed in gold, stands before him. The angel reaches his right hand toward the medicine held by Tobias, who stands behind his father, Tobit. In the left background, a woman bends forward carrying an object, probably the fish from which the medicine was made. The scene takes place in a dark and rustic barn, complete with a chicken at the feet of Tobit and a rooster atop the slightly ajar barn door. The edge of the barn door is on a direct vertical with one of the legs of Tobit's chair. In the lower right corner lies a moneybag.
White Horse, Donegal, Ireland, Alen MacWeeney, Published by Hyperion Press Limited, gelatin silver print
A figure falls back against the side of a bed with his hand across his chest. He looks up to a figure laying on the bed.
In a circle composition, a scene of the crucifixion is outlined. Jesus hangs in-between two other figures on crosses. The robe of the center figure is the only finished element of the composition.