cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/traditional_art/p/2169515/exploding-raphaelesque-head-by-salvador-dali-1951

Artist: Salvador Dalí

Year: 1951

Medium: Oil on canvas

Following the atomic explosion over Hiroshima in 1945, Dalí painted a number of fragmented heads and figures. Some of the shapes that form the head in this painting are solid and phallic shaped - inspired by rhinoceros horns. The upper area of the painting, with the halo and brown clouds resembles photographs of atomic explosions. The female face, with its tender expression and thin halo, is recognisable as the face of a Madonna by Italian artist Raphael. Dalí was a great admirer of Old Master paintings. The skull section in this work is based upon the inside of the dome of the Pantheon building in Rome.

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From the artist:

I imagined this piece as an artifact discovered in an abandoned 18th century mansion. Proof that unicorns once existed. This unicorn was honored and memorialized, adorned with rococo inspired details, then presented on a custom plaque atop a velvet pillow.

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The other post "Art by Roberto Diaz" reminded me of the art style in the thought cabinet in Disco Elysium, so here it is.

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