Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1937) by Salvador Dalí is the artist’s interpretation of the Narcissus myth in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.According to the myth, Narcissus was a beautiful youth courted by many suitors, who was too proud to love someone in return. Metamorphosis of Narcissus is an oil painting produced in 1937 by Spanish painter Salvador Dali. This is not to fill the paper or distract the viewer from the suggested meaning or Echo was a beautiful nymph. This oil on canvas painting portrays many feelings that come from the story. In the ancient Greek myth, Narcissus was a very handsome, yet selfish young man who broke the hearts of many lovers, especially the many nymphs who inhabited the area. The Metamorphosis of Narcissus by Salvador Dali is an abstract painting on Ovid’s tale of Narcissus and Echo. • The Metamorphosis of Narcissus is certainly one of Dali’s most celebrated pictures • The painting was based of off Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and consists of a painting and a poem that was completed in 1937 • The painting is a critical paranoia which means the painting has the ability to create and see in one image, another hidden image Narcissus was regarded as the great beauty at that period that broke several other lovers’ hearts by loving only himself and not others. Textual Analysis - Metamorphosis of Narcissus A. Atkinson-Bonasio Salvador Dali's work is particularly useful for the application of psychoanalytical theories because 'It was only after the writings of Freud revealed to him the symbolic world of the unconscious as a buried reality did he give full rein to his bent for dark inexplicable fantasy… Rosa Maria Maurell Centre of Dalinian Studies. Newspaper El Punt, 25 December 2005. Echo and narcissus are a myth from Ovid’s metamorphoses. This surrealist painting from 1937 is Salvador Dali's contribution to this popular theme of inspiration. This painting uses a lot of images to say what it means, for example, a person, a hand, water, a starving dog, a chess board, a canyon or cliff, and people. El Punt, 2005. Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation. Metamorphosis of Narcissus was from Salvador Dali painting from Paranoiac critical period. Metamorphosis of Narcissus The Greek myth of Narcissus appears in many artist's work, across a variety of art movements dating back centuries. Salvador Dalí’s Metamorphosis of Narcissus: love upon reflection. Play full screen, enjoy Puzzle of the Day and thousands more. The legendary surrealist painter depicts his interpretation of the Narcissus myth with overzealous libidinal energy. 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