DESCRIPTION: Salvador Dali hand-signed framed lithograph, titled "The Ecumenical Council". Hand signed on the lower right bottom corner. Limited edition of a total of 300 pieces. Numbered 7.

The Ecumenical Council is a surrealist painting by Spanish artist Salvador Dali completed in 1960. The painting is a complex assemblage of art historical references and religious scenes emphasizing Catholic symbolism. Dali was inspired to paint The Ecumenical Council upon the 1958 election of Pope John XXIII. The painting expresses Dali's renewed hope in religious leadership following the devastation of World War II.
The Ecumenical Council is an assemblage of religious scenes and other symbols with personal significance to Dali that he often repeated in his works. At the top center of the piece is the Holy Trinity: a youthful Father extends an arm to cover his face and is shown without genitals. Below and to the left of God is Jesus, holding a cross. The Holy Spirit floats to the right with his face obscured while a dove flies overhead. Between Jesus and the Holy Spirit is a scene from the Papal coronation. Dali's wife Gala is shown kneeling under this area, holding a book and a cross. Beside her are the Cap de Creus cliffs. Dali included a self-portrait in the lower left corner, looking out at the viewer.

Today, the original oil on canvas "The Ecumenical Council" large painting, it is housed in Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
CIRCA: 20th Century
ORIGIN: Spain
DIMENSIONS: H: 29 3/4" W: 21 3/4". Frame is H: 38 3/4" W: 30 5/8"
CONDITION: Good Condition
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