Old Age, Adolescence, and Infancy (The Three Ages)  1940

Material Used: Oil on canvas [br]Size: 19 5/8 x 25 5/8 inches The Dali Museum, St Petersburg This work successfully combines Dali’s painterly skills of creating double images with his interest in mythology. This visual puzzle illustrates the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx from the Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex. “What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon...