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Santiago El Grande



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The painting Santiago El Grande is a surrealist masterpiece created by the renowned Spanish artist Salvador Dali in 1957. This oil on canvas artwork measures an impressive 407.7 cm x 304.8 cm and is currently housed at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada. As a prominent piece of surrealist art, Santiago El Grande showcases Dali's unique style and skill as an artist.

Composition and Symbolism

The painting features a horse prominently in the center of the scene, with two people riding it. One person is positioned on the left side and the other on the right side of the horse. In addition to the main subjects, there are several smaller figures scattered throughout the painting. The overall composition of the painting is quite intricate and captivating, showcasing Dali's ability to encapsulate complex concepts within the enigmatic language of surrealism. Key elements of the painting include the use of symbolism, which was a hallmark of Dali's work. The horse, for example, is often seen as a symbol of strength and power, while the riders may represent the dual nature of human consciousness. To learn more about Dali's use of symbolism, visit Salvador Dali's page on ArtsDot.com.

Artistic Style and Influence

Santiago El Grande is a prime example of Dali's surrealist style, which was influenced by the modernist movement. This movement emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience, all of which are evident in Santiago El Grande. The painting's dreamlike quality and use of symbolism also reflect Dali's interest in the subconscious mind. BR> The Santiago El Grande painting is a must-see for anyone interested in surrealist art and the works of Salvador Dali. Its intricate composition, symbolism, and dreamlike quality make it a captivating piece that continues to inspire and fascinate art lovers to this day.
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Salvador Dali

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Dalí de Púbol was a middle-class lawyer and notary, an anti-clerical atheist and Catalan federalist, whose strict disciplinary approach was tempered by his wife, Felipa Domènech Ferrés (1874–1921), who encouraged her son's artistic endeavors. In the summer of 1912, the family moved to the top floor of Carrer Monturiol 24 (presently 10).
When he was five, Dalí was taken to his brother's grave and told by his parents that he was his brother's reincarnation, a concept which he came to believe. Of his brother, Dalí said, " resembled each other like two drops of water, but we had different reflections." He "was probably a first version of myself but conceived too much in the absolute." Images of his long-dead brother would reappear embedded in his later works, including Portrait of My Dead Brother (1963).
Dalí also had a sister, Anna Maria, who was three years younger. In 1949, she published a book about her brother, Dalí as Seen by His Sister. His childhood friends included future FC Barcelona footballers Sagibarba and Josep Samitier. During holidays at the Catalan resort of Cadaqués, the trio played football (soccer) together.
Dalí attended drawing school. In 1916, he also discovered modern painting on a summer vacation trip to Cadaqués with the family of Ramon Pichot, a local artist who made regular trips to Paris. The next year, Dalí's father organized an exhibition of his charcoal drawings in their family home. He had his first public exhibition at the Municipal Theatre in Figueres in 1919, a site he would return to decades later.
On 6 February 1921, Dalí's mother died of cancer of the uterus. Dalí was 16 years old; he later said his mother's death "was the greatest blow I had experienced in my life. I worshipped her... I could not resign myself to the loss of a being on whom I counted to make invisible the unavoidable blemishes of my soul." After her death, Dalí's father married his deceased wife's sister. Dalí did not resent this marriage, because he had great love and respect for his aunt.
In 1922, Dalí moved into the Residencia de Estudiantes (Students' Residence) in Madrid and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. A lean 1.72 metres (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in) tall, Dalí already drew attention as an eccentric and dandy. He had long hair and sideburns, coat, stockings, and knee-breeches in the style of English aesthetes of the late 19th century.
At the Residencia, he became close friends with (among others) Pepín Bello, Luis Buñuel, and Federico García Lorca. The friendship with Lorca had a strong element of mutual passion, but Dalí rejected the poet's sexual advances.
However it was his paintings, in which he experimented with Cubism, that earned him the most attention from his fellow students. His knowledge of Cubist art had come from magazine articles and a catalog given to him by Pichot, since there were no Cubist artists in Madrid at the time.
In 1924, Dalí, still unknown to the public, illustrated a book for the first time. It was a publication of the Catalan poem Les bruixes de Llers ("The Witches of Llers") by his friend and schoolmate, poet Carles Fages de Climent. Dalí also experimented with Dada, which influenced his work throughout his life.

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Early Life and Education

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol, known professionally as Salvador Dalí, was a prominent Spanish surrealist artist born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain. His early life was marked by the discovery of modern painting at the age of 16, which led to his first public exhibition at the Municipal Theatre in Figueres in 1919.

Artistic Development and Exploitation

Dalí's artistic style was heavily influenced by Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism. His mastery of painting skills was evident in his realistic work, The Basket of Bread (1926). He made his first visit to Paris in 1926, where he met Pablo Picasso, whom he revered.

Notable Works and Exhibitions

Some of Dalí's most notable works include:
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