The Madonna of Port Lligat

The Madonna of Port Lligat comprises two noteworthy Religious paintings by Salvador Dalí, created within a year of each other around 1949 and 1950. The first, measuring 49.5 x 38.3 centimeters, was painted on canvas in (oil) and is housed at the Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee. Dalí, influenced by Surrealism, presented it to Pope Pius XII for approval. The second, larger work (275.3 x 209.8 centimeters), features various altered poses and details and is displayed at the Fukuoka Art Museum in Japan.