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Glasgow Live
National
Craig Williams

How Glasgow's iconic Salvador Dali painting was almost destroyed by vandals

It's one of Glasgow's best loved attractions, drawing art fans from around the world to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums to see the city's own Dali masterpiece.

But even the biggest fans of Christ of St John of the Cross may not know how controversial its purchase was for the citizens of Glasgow - nor the fact that it has been attacked by vandals on two separate occasions.

Painted in 1951 and purchased by the City of Glasgow in January of 1952, it is considered the jewel in the Kelvingrove crown and continues to be one of the real draws for the million plus people who visit the museum each year.

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