The Face of War

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Description

An oil painting on a 79 cm by 64 cm canvas. The painting depicts a withered, decapitated head surrounded by snakes in an isolated and barren background. In the eye sockets and mouth of the head, there are smaller duplicated heads with the same expression as the larger head. 

Creator

Date

Subject

Painting
War
Psychological warfare
Death (Personification)

Type

Image

Identifier

Withered_Decapitated_Head.jpg

Source

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The_Face_of_War.jpg
The_Face_of_War_Eye.jpg
The_Face_of_War_Snakes.jpg

Citation

Salvador Dali, “The Face of War,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed January 30, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2759.

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  1. The_Face_of_War.jpg
  2. The_Face_of_War_Eye.jpg
  3. The_Face_of_War_Snakes.jpg