Salvador Dali was a leading figure in the Surrealist art movement from the early 20th century. Known for his improbable combinations, he tried to reveal images and symbolism from his dream state in his paintings. For example, Dali depicted an elephant with legs as thin as toothpicks in Temptation of Saint Anthony or a clock…
Michelangelo Pieta
This month we are commemorating Michelangelo Buonarroti’s 547th birthday with a biography of Michelangelo’s early years and his Vatican statue of The Pieta. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born March 6th 1475 (d. 1564) in the Tuscany village of Caprese, Italy. His parents were Lodovico, a poor Florence nobleman, and Francesca, his wife, who…