The Face of War | Salvador Dalí | 1940 Alexej von Jawlensky highlights the feline’s fur and

highlights the feline’s fur and the rich fabric

"The Fall of Giants" by Giulio Romano

her gaze fixed on the luminous full moon

a murder of crows gathers ominously

But it’s the presence of the wide-eyed

The Face of War | Salvador Dalí | 1940 Alexej von Jawlensky highlights the feline’s fur andAbout the artwork: Painted in 1940 after the outbreak of World War II and shortly after Salvador Dal fled war torn Europe, The Face of War is one of the most haunting anti war images ever created. Instead of depicting soldiers or battlefields, Dal represents war itself as a decaying, severed head suspended in a desolate landscape, with every eye and the mouth containing skulls that, in turn, contain more skulls in an endless cycle. This disturbing