Salvador Dali, Bronze Sculpture, "Saint George and the Dragon"

Salvador Dalí transforms traditional imagery from the story of St. George into a symbolic and interpretive work of art. In this story, the saint is depicted as a brave knight, dressed in shining golden armor, who deals a fatal blow to the dragon, thereby saving the life of the princess of Selena who is at his side. This sculpture displays metamorphic features, such as the dragon's wings turning into flames and the tongue in the shape of a crutch, one of Dalí's favorite symbolic symbols. The absence of facial features in both St. George and the princess is a common Dalian allusion, which emphasizes the symbolic value of the figures. Dalí's sculpture delves into the duality of life and death, as well as the contrast between good and evil. A larger version of this sculpture was donated by the Dalí universe to Pope John Paul II in 1995 for display in the Vatican collection in Rome.