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Though Surrealism spread to many fields, it is best known for the works of its visual artists. Major figures responsible for creating the golden age of the movement were Spanish artists Joan Miro and Salvador Dali; German artist Max Ernst, and Belgian artist René Magritte. In visual arts, Surrealism found a hugely popular method; that of captivating the viewer with compelling images that exposed the psychological truth or stripped ordinary objects from the meaning associated with them. Among other things, Surrealist artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision; and …