Who painted “Christ of Saint John of the Cross”?

“Christ of Saint John of the Cross” was painted by Salvador Dalí in 1951. Where to see it: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Christ of Saint John of the Cross — Salvador Dalí

Surrealism

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Salvador Dalí: dream images painted with photographic precision: melting watches, long-legged elephants, crutches, endless desert plains under a clear sky.

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Wikipedia

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More by Salvador Dalí

“The Persistence of Memory”, 1931
“The Great Masturbator”, 1929
“Soft Construction with Boiled Beans”, 1936
“Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening”, 1944
“The Face of War”, 1940
“The Burning Giraffe”, 1937
“The Elephants”, 1948
“Metamorphosis of Narcissus”, 1938