*Crucifixion' : "I'm going to paint a sensational thing, an exploding Christ, nuclear and hypercubic. This would be the first picture painted with a classical technique and an academic formula but actually composed of cubic elements." Dali declared. To a reporter who asked him why he wanted to depict Christ exploding, he replied, "I don't know yet. First I have ideas, I explain them later. This picture will be the great metaphysical work of my summer." The painting may be regarded as one of the most significant of his religious oils in the classical style, along with 'Christ of Saint John of the Cross'. *Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - A Spanish artist renowned for 'surrealism', cubism, futurism, technical skill, precise draftsmanship, striking & bizarre images in his work. Major themes in his work include dream sequences, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. He used this method to realize the dreams and imagination he had in his mind, changing the real world the way he wanted and not necessarily what it was. Dal�'s artistic repertoire included painting, graphic arts, film, sculpture, design, photography, fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism.