• Metamorphosis of Narcissus is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí, from 1937. Originally titled Métamorphose de Narcisse...
  • Dali’s interpretation of Narcissus metamorphosed into a flower is predictable and relatable to the myth.
  • Metamorphosis of Narcissus, 1937, is another profound example of Dali’s “paranoiac critical” period, when he was obsessed with painting an imaginary world...
  • Salvador Dalí, Metamorphosis of Narcissus, 1937, oil on canvas, 51.1 x 78.1 cm (Tate Modern, London).
  • This was Dali's first painting to be made entirely in accordance with the paranoiac-critical method, which the artist described as a 'Spontaneous method of irrational...
  • Salvador Dalí, Metamorphosis of Narcissus, 1937, oil on canvas, 51.1 x 78.1 cm...
  • The Metamorphosis of Narcissus by Salvador Dali, though appears to be Surrealistic, has all the elements as mentioned in the book of Ovid.
  • There is also an element of hallucination and delusion added by this double use which fits closely with Dali's common use of themes related to the mind.
  • Thankfully, Salvador Dali published a set of clear instructions telling viewers how to look at his creation.
  • ...now in the Fundacio Gala-Salvador Dalí in Spain, are on display, and Dali’s long poem with the same title as the painting, The Metamorphosis of Narcissus .