The Burning Giraffe
Dalí painted this during Spanish Civil War as premonition of catastrophe. Female figures with drawer-filled torsos supported by crutches suggest psychological compartmentalization and fragility. The burning giraffe in background symbolizes cosmic destruction. The work explores war, trauma, the unconscious, and civilization's collapse. Dalí's prophetic vision merged personal psychology with historical horror.
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