The Archeological Reminiscence Millet's Angelus painting was reproduced countless times in the 19th and 20th centuries. Salvador was one of the prominent artists who reproduced this print in a study he called The Tragic Myth of The Angelus of Millet.

Salvador also had believed that the two figures were mourning over a buried child. He was so insistent on this idea that an X-ray of the canvas was conducted. It almost confirmed his suspicions as the x-ray showed a painted-over geometric silhouette that was similar to a coffin. Between the years 1926 and 1929, Salvador made several trips to Paris where he met influential artists like Pablo Picasso who inspired him to create some pieces of artwork. He also met Joan Miro, the sculptor and Spanish painter, Rene Magritte and Paul Elaurd who was a poet. The painters introduced Dali to Surrealism and helped him realise his unique themes- sexual symbolism, man's universe and sensations, and ideographic imagery. These themes inspired most of Dali’s work, including the Archeological Reminiscence Millet's Angelus painting before he changed to other painting influences.