The exhibition “Dalì's Christ in Rome” has been hailed as a resounding success

The exhibition “Dalì's Christ in Rome” has been hailed as a resounding success, with 330,000 visitors present in just over 40 days of the event which took place at the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome. From 13 May to 24 June 2024, churchgoers and tourists alike were able to admire the famous painting by Salvador Dalì, "Christ of Saint John of the Cross" (1951), which is housed in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, with free admission. The relic-drawing of the Crucified Christ (1542-1591) sketched by Saint John of the Cross himself and normally kept in Avila, Spain, and from which Dalì took inspiration for his painting, was exhibited alongside Dalì’s masterpiece.

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