Description of the artwork «"View of Sorrento near Naples" by S.F. Shchedrin.»
Salvador Dalí's Christ of St. John of the Cross is Salvador Dalí's most famous religious painting, and perhaps the most famous icon of the 20th century. It depicts Jesus on the cross in a dark sky, hanging over a body of water and a boat with fishermen.
Hollywood stuntman and gymnast Russell Saunders posed for the figure of Christ. Dali suspended him from a special frame in his studio to see how the body looks at the right angle and how gravity acts on it. The athlete later said that the artist was very meticulous and accurate in conveying all the details.
The painting is made in the technique of oil painting, with multilayer application of paints, which allows to achieve a beautiful, bright color scheme with an unusual effect of three-dimensional volume.
Copy of S. Daly's "Christ of St. John of the Cross" - 3 copies.