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Salvador Dalí may be the most recognizable artist of the 20th century – but how well do we really know his work? Behind the pet anteater, the famous mustache, and the calculated provocations lay a painter of unexpected depth: a student of Leonardo, a devotee of Velázquez, and, in later life, a committed Catholic whose religious imagery deserves more serious attention than it typically receives. Frederick Ilchman, Chair of the Art of Europe at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and co-curator of the major exhibition Dalí: Disruption and Devotion on display from November 7 through April 18 at the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, FL, will compare Dalí’s work with the Old Masters he revered and make the case
for an artist far more substantial than his showmanship suggests.