Salvador Dalí (Leaving Cert Art): Flashcards
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When and where was Dalí born?
When and where was Dalí born?
11th May 1904, Figueres, Spain
What artistic movement was Dalí famous for?
What artistic movement was Dalí famous for?
Surrealism
What was Dalí's unique artistic technique?
What was Dalí's unique artistic technique?
Paranoid-critical method
Who was Gala?
Who was Gala?
Dalí's wife and muse (Elena Dmitrievna Diakonova)
When did Dalí meet Gala?
When did Dalí meet Gala?
1929
Year 'The Persistence of Memory' was created
Year 'The Persistence of Memory' was created
1931
Alternative name for 'The Persistence of Memory'
Alternative name for 'The Persistence of Memory'
The Melting Clocks
Year 'The Face of War' was painted
Year 'The Face of War' was painted
1940
War that inspired 'The Face of War'
War that inspired 'The Face of War'
Spanish Civil War
What melting clocks symbolize in Dalí's work
What melting clocks symbolize in Dalí's work
Fluidity of time and memory
What ants symbolize in Dalí's art
What ants symbolize in Dalí's art
Death, decay, and anxiety
What eggs symbolize in Dalí's paintings
What eggs symbolize in Dalí's paintings
Birth, hope, and love
Art school Dalí attended in Madrid (1922)
Art school Dalí attended in Madrid (1922)
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
How old was Dalí when his mother died?
How old was Dalí when his mother died?
16 years old
Dalí's distinctive physical feature
Dalí's distinctive physical feature
Upward-curved moustache