Dalí began to become fascinated with and influenced by more and more classical themes as the 1930's drew to a close. Although the detail in the faces of the three figures on the beach is not easily seen in this scan, the faces of the two graces on the left show considerable influence by Leonardo da Vinci. The figure to the far right has a head formed from a distant landscape seen through a hole in the rocks, and the middle graces facial features are made up from details of the beach. Both show how Baroque and Renaissance painters were becoming increasingly important to Dalí. As he studied these periods of art history, Dalí slowly incorporated more and more aspects of their work into his own. This was not at all strange, seeing that he had been absorbing new artistic techniques since the age of 10. Finally, the grace to the far left of the painting has an even simpler form, and her head is made up from a black rock lying on the beach. All told, Dalí is again experimenting with t
