The Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Dalí's double image depicts Narcissus transforming into a hand holding an egg from which a flower grows. The work explores mythology, psychoanalysis, transformation, and the unconscious. The paranoid-critical method creates multiple interpretations from single forms. Dalí examines self-love, death, rebirth, and psychological metamorphosis. The painting demonstrates surrealism's theoretical foundations.
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