The King Great Goodness Part 2 ~ Mahasilava Jataka (Eng. & Chi.).pptx
Dali's Surrealistic Depiction of Christ on the Cross
1. • Artist- Salvador Dali
• Year- 1951
• Type- Oil on Canvas
• Dimensions- 205 cm × 116 cm
(80.7 in × 45.67 in)
• Location- Kelvingrove Art Gallery
and Museum (first floor)
2. Depicts Jesus Christ on the cross.
Composition of Christ is based on a
triangle and circle
Triangle of the Holy Trinity
Circle in the centre of the triangle
meaning he is the centre of the
universe
3. Surrealistic Technique- a paranoiac-critical method
developed by Dali.
Involved optical illusions and other multiple images.
"spontaneous method of irrational knowledge based on the
critical and systematic objectivity of the associations and
interpretations of delirious phenomena."