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Birth
Salvador Dalí Domènech was born in Figueres.
Son of Salvador Dalí i Cusí and Felipa Domènech Ferrés -
his early studies
Dalí stayed at the famous Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid to begin his studies at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes of San Fernando. -
1926
Dalí was expelled from the Academy. In the same year, he visited Paris for his first time, where he met Pablo Picasso. -
Gala
he met his future wife Gala, with the name of Elena Ivanovna Diakonova. She was a Russian immigrant, 11 years older than him -
La persistencia de la memoria
It is one of the most famous works. In the painting you can see melted clocks. -
New artistic stage
The post-war opened his new artistic stage.
It was focus on science or religion. -
Life in New York
Dali and Gala moved to New York because there was war in Europe -
La tentación de San Antonio
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His return to Catalonia.
Dalí and Gala began a new life in Portlligat.
Dalí bought some fishermen's house and designed a very big house with pool, lots of rooms, too much field and some eggs.
He desingned something to be the first to see the sun in Spain. -
Cristo de San Juan de la Cruz
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The museum in figueres
Dalí started working and desinging on his museum.
Before, there was a municipal theatre destroyed in the civil war.
It was the best of his projects. -
his worst year
The king Juan Carlos I will give Dalí the title of marquis of Dalí de Púbol, that artista will thank with a draw. Gala died on June,10th in Figueres. Dalí lost his will to live and he tried to suicide. -
Dalí's death
While he was listening his favourite music album, of Richard Wagner, he died for a cardiorespiratory arrest in Figueres when he was 84 years old.
He is currently buried in his museum in Figueres.