Galatea of the Spheres
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Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Gala as Galatea | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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surrealist painting → |
| artHistoricalContext |
Cold War era fascination with atomic science
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post–World War II art → |
| artisticStyle | Dalí’s nuclear mysticism period → |
| colorPalette |
blue background
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warm tones → |
| 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 |
Gala Dalí
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Gala Dalí’s face reconstructed from spheres → Galatea of the Spheres self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Gala as Galatea
disintegration of form → illusion of rotation and depth → illusion of three-dimensional space → |
| depictsForm |
bust
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three-quarter view portrait → |
| genre | portrait painting → |
| hasMotif |
disintegrating body
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floating spheres → grid-like spatial arrangement → |
| hasPart |
fragmented bust of Gala Dalí
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series of suspended spheres → |
| hasTheme |
atomic structure of matter
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devotion to Gala → fragmentation of the human body → idealization of Gala → metaphysical exploration of matter → relationship between art and science → science and spirituality → |
| inception | 1952 → |
| inspiredBy |
atomic theory
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mysticism → nuclear physics → |
| languageOfTitle | English → |
| mainSubject |
Gala Dalí
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fragmented human figure → spheres → |
| movement | Surrealism → |
| originalTitleLanguage | Spanish → |
| partOfSeries | Dalí’s nuclear mysticism works → |
| significantFigure | Gala Dalí → |
| titleRefersTo | Galatea from Greek mythology → |
| usesTechnique |
illusionistic perspective
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trompe-l’œil → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gala as Galatea
subject surface form:
Salvador Dalí