Elena Mazour

Federico Zeri

The painting The Persistence of Memory,Ó of great evocative power, is one of renowned artist Salvador Dali's masterpieces. In an allusive & symbolic way, the painter indicates the creative, conscious memory through the pocket watch & the ants that move about on it, & the unconscious memory through the limpness of the watches, which show no exact time. The painting thus describes the mnestic oscillations between the highs & lows of wakefulness & sleep. This volume includes full-color reproductions of paintings by Dali, as well as text. Also includes a chronological reading of Dali's principal works; documents & testimonies on Dali; a chronology of his life; a list of museums where Dali's paintings can be seen; & a bibliography.

The Persistence of Memory: One Hundred Paintings

Dali

The Art of Reading Paintings

Behind the Image

Marco Dolcetta

Salvador Dali

Mark Eaton

Focuses on Dali's painting The Persistence of Memory, and examines the Spanish surrealist's eccentric behavior, development as an artist, and contributions to art, and analyzes the technique and meaning of various works.

The Persistence of Memory

Amedeo Modigliani

Reclining Nude

Modigliani

The Isle of the Dead

Bocklin

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Elizabeth E. Gardner

A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Italian Paintings: Venetian School

Vincent Van Gogh

Explores the major themes of van Gogh's paintings and his life, as well as his ties to the Impressionist movements and Art Nouveau, devoting special attention to his painting "Starry Night."

Starry Night

Van Gogh

Raman A. Montanaro

da Vinci Leonardo

Focusing on his paintings, particularly "The Last Supper," analyses Leonardo's works and his legacy, including discussion of his life and influences.

The Last Supper

Leonardo

Federico Zeri

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