Which 1958 Salvador Dalí painting presents Christopher Columbus arriving in the Americas?

Salvador Dalí’s 1958 painting presenting Christopher Columbus arriving in the Americas is The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.

Dalí created the work between 1958 and 1959 for the Huntington Hartford Foundation. It is a large historical composition filled with religious and national imagery. Columbus appears approaching the shore, while banners, figures, and references to Spain and Christianity give the scene an elaborate ceremonial character.

The painting reflects Dalí’s renewed interest in Catholic themes, historical subjects, and classical technique during the later part of his career. It also shows his tendency to combine multiple moments and meanings in one theatrical image rather than presenting a straightforward documentary scene.

The title is sometimes shortened in casual references, but the full title identifies both the event and its central historical figure. It is held at the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, rather than at Dalí’s Theatre-Museum in Figueres.