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Corpus Hypercubus (1954)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Corpus Hypercubus (Crucifixion) 1954 Oil on canvas, 194.3 x 123.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Dalí utilized his theory of “nuclear mysticism,” a fusion of Catholicism, mathematics, and science, to create this unusual interpretation of Christ’s…

Salvador Dalí Museum (St. Petersburg)

Founded: 1982 Address: 1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, United States Website: https://thedali.org/ The old Salvador Dalí Museum. Salvador Dalí with Reynolds and Eleanor Morse, founders of the museum. Collection: • Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989): La Découverte des Amériques (1958-59)…

El Sacramento de la Última Cena (1955)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) El Sacramento de la Última Cena (The Sacrament of the Last Supper) 1955 Oil on canvas, 166.7 cm × 267 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington One transparent, ghostly man sits and twelve more people wearing long robes…

Crucifixion and Last Judgement Diptych (c.1440-1441)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) & Workshop Crucifixion and Last Judgement Diptych c.1440–1441 Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 56.5 x 19.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Crucifixion. The Last Judgement. Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, considered Van…

The Annunciation (c.1434-1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A play and a painting appear to have merged in Jan van Eyck’s dramatic Annunciation, which is rich with…

L’Annonciation (1886-1894)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Annonciation (The Annunciation) 1886–1894 Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, 17 x 21.7 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York According to Luke, an angel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God.…

Brooklyn Museum (New York)

Opened: 1895 Location: 200 Eastern Pkwy, New York, NY 11238 Website: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See…

Cache-cache (c.1877)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Cache-cache (Hide and Seek) c.1877 Oil on wood, 73.4 x 53.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In early 1874 Degas wrote, “Look here, my dear Tissot. . . you positively must exhibit at the Boulevard [in the…