The Voice of My Beloved Behold from Song of Songs of Solomon

The "Song of Songs of Solomon" is a series from the early 1970s consisting of 12 etchings that demonstrate Dalí's interest in religious themes and stories of the Old Testament. In this etching, Dalí focuses on the verse "The voice of my beloved! behold! he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills" (Song of Solomon 2:8, "King James Version." Creating a figurative interpretation of this text, Dalí uses circular and radiating lines to convey a sense of energy and holiness as the central Christ figure appears above a white mountain.

Salvador Dalí
25.5" x 19.5" Etching with stencil coloring 1971

The SCAD Modern and Contemporary Art Collection

More than 500 modern art works by major 19th- and 20th-century figures, from Francisco Goya and Pierre-Auguste Renoir to Robert Rauschenberg and Salvador Dalí, and contemporary works by artists including Nicholas Hlobo, Yeondoo Jung, Wangechi Mutu, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Stephen Antonakos and Carrie Mae Weems.

1971
25.5" x 19.5"
Etching with stencil coloring
Not On View