Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Púbol was born on May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Girona, Catalonia.

Dalí was a Spanish painter, graphic artist, writer, sculptor and stage designer. As one of the main representatives of surrealism, he is one of the most famous painters of the 20th century. By 1929, Dalí had found his personal style and genre, the world of the unconscious that appears in dreams. Melting clocks, crutches and burning giraffes became Dalí's identifying features. His technical skill allowed him to paint his pictures in an old-masterly style that is reminiscent of later photorealism.

Dalí's most common themes, in addition to the world of dreams, are those of intoxication, fever and religion; his wife Gala is often depicted in his paintings. Dalí's sympathy for the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, his eccentric behavior and his late work have often led to controversy in the evaluation of his person and his works up to the present day.

Dalí died on January 23, 1989 in his birthplace of Figueres.