The Madonna of Port Lligat

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The Madonna of Port Lligat
Artist	Salvador Dalí
Year	1949
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	48.9 cm × 37.5 cm (19+1⁄4 in × 14+3⁄4 in)
Location	Marquette University, Milwaukee

The Madonna of Port Lligat is a pair of paintings by Salvador Dalí. The first was created in 1949, measuring 49 x 37.5 centimetres (19.3 x 14.8 in), and is housed in the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Dalí presented it to Pope Pius XII in an audience for approval, which was granted. Dalí created a second painting in 1950 with the same title and same themes, with various poses and details changed, measuring 275.3 x 209.8 centimetres (108.4 x 82.6 in). The 1950 Madonna is exhibited at the Fukuoka Art Museum in Japan.^[1]