The Life of Salvador Dalí Salvador Dalí entered the world at 8:45 am on May 11, 1904. He was born on the first floor of Carrer Monturiol, 20, in Figueres, Spain. His full name was Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech. This beginning in the Empordà region of Catalonia set the stage for a life spent translating the irrationality of the subconscious into highly detailed imagery. He was a Spanish surrealist artist who moved thr…
Scroll through Salvador Dalí's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Salvador Dalí's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.