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The Great Masturbator
At 25 years old, Dali created this large piece of the rock at Cullero, Spain, which he added a face to it. The masturbator's face appearing in several scenes in the painting represents the "spiritual and erotic transformation" that Dali was going through during that time. -
The Persistence of Memory
One of his more famous works, Dali depicts time and decay as a theme through the melting clocks and swarming ants. His surrealistic style shows more evidently here, because of his way of distorting inanimate objects among an empty horizon. -
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
This painting portrays the myth of Narcissus, or Orvid's Metamorphoses. Narcissus is the son of the nymph Leiriope and the river god Cephissus. In the story, Thiresius, a prophet, predicted to the mother that the son would have a lon life "if he does not get to know himself". -
Daddy Longlegs of the Evening-Hope!
Oil on a 10x20 canvas. Many imageries and metaphors are presented, showing elements of war and horror. -
Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening
With his wife (and his muse) as the model floating above the sea, the painting also shows multiple interpretations. His style in surrealism and his work here involving the tigers coming out of a fish, coming out of a pomegranate, can be difficult for viewers to fully understand Dali's intentions. -
Elephants
This 1948 piece by Dali includes a reoccurring symbol of elephants. The elephants in this piece was inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Roman sculpture. In Elephants, the elephants are painted with long, disjointed, "legs of desire". -
Madonna of Port Lligat
Dali's first large-sized religious canvas! -
Galatea of the Spheres
From the nuclear mysticism period, this piece was done with oil on a 65 x 54 canvas. Located at the Dali Theatre-Museum, the Galatea of the Spheres represents Dali's interest in science and theories of the disintegration of the atom. The subject is Gala, his wife. -
The Royal Heart
Created from pure gold, 46 rubies, 42 diamonds, and two emeralds, this unique sculpture also beats like a real, live heart. -
The Hallucinogenic Toreador
Dali creates a fantastical piece, showing many imageries and illusions. He used oil paint on a large canvas.
