The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used As a Table on a crutch. It is unsigned and undated but known to have been completed c.1934. It is currently on display at the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, on loan from the E. and A. Reynolds Morse collection. Around 1934, Dalí produced several other works inspired by "The Art of Painting": Dalí revered Vermeer, and also drew several times on his "The Lacemaker", for instance in "Paranoiac-Critical Study of Vermeer's Lacemaker". Dali also painted a copy of "The Lacemaker" on commission from collector Robert Lehman. "The Ghost of Vermeer" should also be seen in the context of his other
The Pianist (2002 film) The Pianist (2002 film) The Pianist is a 2002 biographical drama film co-produced and directed by Roman Polanski, scripted by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book "The Pianist", a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor himself. The film was a co-production of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland. "The Pianist" met with significant critical praise, and received multiple awards and nominations. It was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. At the 75th Academy Awards, "The Pianist" won Oscars for Best Director