Chevauchée céleste 1957

"Chevauchée Céleste" (1957) by Salvador Dalí is a surrealist masterpiece showcasing the artist's signature dreamlike imagery. A nude female figure, resembling a Greek goddess, rides a rhinoceros with impossibly long legs, traversing a fantastical landscape. The scene is dominated by the rhinoceros's skeletal limbs, a symbol of both power and vulnerability, echoing the fragility of the human condition within the vastness of the universe. The painting's evocative composition and use of unsettlingly elongated forms reflects Dalí's exploration of the subconscious mind and the nature of reality.