Metamorphosis of Narcissus
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Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Metamorfosis de Narciso | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
painting
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surrealist painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
double image
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paranoiac-critical method ⓘ |
| authorOfDescription | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| collection | Tate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator |
Salvador Dalí
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Salvador Dalí ⓘ
surface form:
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech
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| depicts |
Greek mythology
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Narcissus ⓘ checkerboard pattern ⓘ classical nude figure ⓘ cracked egg ⓘ cracked ground ⓘ dogs ⓘ double image ⓘ emerging flower ⓘ figures in the background ⓘ hand holding an egg ⓘ mountains ⓘ reflection in water ⓘ rocky landscape ⓘ self-absorption ⓘ sky ⓘ transformation ⓘ water pool ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
checkerboard platform
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dog near a figure ⓘ egg with flower ⓘ figure of Narcissus crouching ⓘ group of people in the distance ⓘ stone-like hand ⓘ |
| hasWrittenCompanionPoem | poem Metamorphosis of Narcissus ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death and rebirth
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identity ⓘ illusion ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ myth of Narcissus ⓘ narcissism ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Metamorfosis de Narciso
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| title | Metamorphosis of Narcissus self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Salvador Dalí
this entity surface form:
Metamorfosis de Narciso