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Salvador Dalí, in a period of intense interest in Roman Catholic mysticism at the time,
symbolically portrayed Columbus bringing Christianity and the true church to a new
world as a great and holy accomplishment. Gala Dalí, the painter's wife, whom he often
depicted as the Virgin Mary, poses the for role of The Blessed Virgin on the banner in
the right hand of Columbus. She appears as a Saint, suggesting that she is Dalí's
muse and that she is responsible for his own, "Discovery of America". - art-Dali.com