The Private Life of a Masterpiece Salvador Dalí: Christ of Saint John of the Cross (Season 5, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Salvador Dalí: Christ of Saint John of the Cross (Season 5, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

An examination of Salvador Dali's 1951 painting "Christ of St. John of the Cross." A convert to Catholicism and banished from the Surrealists, Dali finds inspiration in a drawing by a Catholic mystic. The work's uneasy home in Glasgow.

Director

Mick Gold

Writer

Russell Davies

Producer

Mick Gold

Cinematographers

Colin Rogal | Steve Smith

Editor

Madoc Roberts

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Updated Dec 31, 2006

Release date

2006 (United Kingdom)

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Samuel West Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Howards End (1992)
Salvador Dalí Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage) See fewer	Spellbound (1945)
Dawn Ades Self - Art Historian, University of Essex Self - Art Historian, University of Essex See fewer	The Toledo Report (2009)
Rosemary Clark Self - Spanish Literature, Cambridge University Self - Spanish Literature, Cambridge University See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Mario Conti Self - Archbishop of Glasgow (as Most Reverend Mario Conti) Self - Archbishop of Glasgow (as Most Reverend Mario Conti) See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
William Crozier Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Ian Gibson Self - Dali Biographer Self - Dali Biographer See fewer	Death in Granada (1996)
Tom Honeyman Self - Former Director, Glasgow Art Gallery (archive footage) Self - Former Director, Glasgow Art Gallery (archive footage) See fewer
Moira Jeffrey Self - Art Critic, The Herald Self - Art Critic, The Herald See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Elliott King Self - Dali Scholar Self - Dali Scholar See fewer	Walker: Independence (2022)
Jeff Koons Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	Milk (I) (2008)
Neil MacGregor Self - Director, British Museum Self - Director, British Museum See fewer	Takumi: A 60,000 Hour Story On the Survival of Human Craft (2018)
Alyce Mahon Self - Art Historian, Cambridge University Self - Art Historian, Cambridge University See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Malcolm Muggeridge Self - Interviewer (archive footage) Self - Interviewer (archive footage) See fewer	Heavens Above! (1963)
Antoni Pitxot Self - Artist and Friend of Dali Self - Artist and Friend of Dali See fewer	(S)avis (2008)
Javier Sancho Self - Carmelite Monk (as Fr. Javier Sancho) Self - Carmelite Monk (as Fr. Javier Sancho) See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Julian Spalding Self - Former Director of Glasgow Museums Self - Former Director of Glasgow Museums See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Michael Taylor Self - Philadelphia Museum of Art Self - Philadelphia Museum of Art See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Jonathan Wallis Self - Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia Self - Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia See fewer	The Commuter (2010)
Jean Walsh Self - Glasgow Museums Self - Glasgow Museums See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Margaret Wilson Self - daughter of Tom Honeyman Self - daughter of Tom Honeyman See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Steve Smith Photographer in Recreation of Painting Photographer in Recreation of Painting See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
James O'Connor Model of Christ in Recreation of Painting Model of Christ in Recreation of Painting See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Bob Schofield Wireman in Recreation of Painting Wireman in Recreation of Painting See fewer	The Informer (2019)