Focus on this artwork and analyze the Related works.
Around 1934, Dalí produced several other works inspired by Vermeer's The Art of Painting:Masquerader, Intoxicated by the Limpid Atmosphere (private collection)
The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft (private collection, Switzerland)
Enigmatic Elements in a Landscape (Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres)
Spectre of Vermeer's Chair (private collection)Dalí revered Vermeer, and also drew several times on his The Lacemaker, for instance in Paranoiac-Critical Study of Vermeer's Lacemaker. Dali also painted a copy of The Lacemaker on commission from collector Robert Lehman.  The Ghost of Vermeer should also be seen in the context of his other reworkings of historic paintings, such as several works inspired by Jean-François Millet's The Angelus. Images of anthropomorphic furniture as well as crutch-like objects are common in this period of his career.
Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí private collection Jean-François Millet Salvador Dalí Robert Lehman The Art of Painting