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Appearing out of an egg surrounded by specks of cosmic dust, Dali shouts “Être Dieu.” From here, the imagery transforms into sceneries taken from the paintings Mirage (from the “Trilogy of the Desert”) and Phantom Cart, to take us right into the world of Salvador Dali.

Main works
Trilogy of the Desert. Mirage (1946),Phantom Cart (1933),Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1937)

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Cadaqués is a small village on the Mediterranean coast in the southeast of Spain. Dali used to call it “the most beautiful place in the world,” and it heavily influenced his work throughout his life. Please enjoy these works that represent the young Dali’s experiments with various artistic styles in the setting of Cadaqués.

Main works
Figure at a Window (1925), Self-Portrait with Raphaelesque Neck (1921), Portrait of My Sister (1925)

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The Dalí Theatre-Museum opened in 1974. Dali himself wanted his “museum to be like a single block, a labyrinth, a great Surrealist object, […] a totally theatrical museum .”

Main works
Project for “Labyrinthe” (1941), Rain Taxi (1974-85)

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Having become one of the most representative artists of the Surrealism movement, Dali created large amounts of artworks and won great acclaim. Immerse yourself in a painted world that represents Dali’s unique idea of surrealism.

Main works
Atavistic Vestiges after the Rain (1934), Perpignan Railway Station (1965), Atavism at twilight (Obsessional Phenomenon) (1933)

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Featured here are a number of works that convey Dali’s exceptional painting skills. While it were often unique motifs and eccentric designs that captivated his audiences, here we are reminded that Dali was on a level with some of the great masters of the past also in terms of technical ability.

Main works
The Ecumenical Council (1960), The Temptation of St. Anthony (1946), One Second Before the Awakening from a Dream Provoked by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate (1944)

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In addition to being a painter, architect and sculptor, Dali also designed pieces of luxurious jewelry. This fantastically orchestrated space, themed around the famous Hollywood star Mae West, is an example of how he displayed his talent also outside the realm of painting.

Main works
The Eye of Time (1949), Face of Mae West Which Can Be Used as an Apartment (1974)

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Not limiting his activities to the realm of painting, Dali fully exhibited his talents also as a creator of stage art, movie scripts and fashion design among others. This chapter focuses on Dali’s photographs, films, video performances, magazine covers, and more.

Main works
Design for the film “Spellbound” (1945), Film “Un Chien Andalou” (1929)

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The basic idea behind Surrealism was that the mixture of ”dream and reality” deep down in our unconscious mind is the “real” reality. Dali’s contribution to Surrealism, arguably the biggest movement in 20th century art, was tremendous.

Main works
The Persistence of Memory (1931), Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War) (1936), Sleep (1937), Face of the Great Masturbator (1929)

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After getting seriously involved in the Surrealism movement, Dali developed and proposed his own special ”Paranoid-Critical Method” incorporating elements of association and illusion. One of his favored techniques was the ”double image” that suggests to the viewer two completely different images in the same picture.

Main works
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (1947), Slave market (with apparition of the invisible bust of Voltaire) (1940), Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man (1943)

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The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 had a strong impact on Dali’s work. He became interested in the atomic structure of matter, and went on to find new inspiration in this topic. Enter the world of floating, constantly moving atomic cores that emerged in Dali’s pictures at the time.

Main works
Galatea of the Spheres (1952), The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory (1952-54)

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Upon returning from the USA to Spain, Dali turned his interest to the art of the Renaissance and Classicism, as well as religious paintings. The story of Dali and was a story of passionate love, and even though their relationship became distorted over time, Gala continued to be the woman that Dali loved and adored more than anyone.

Main works
Galarina (1945), Pieta (1958), Christ of Saint John of the Cross (1951), Atomic Leda (1947-49)

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In his later years, Dali dedicated himself to traditional Christian motifs while drawing from the creativeness of Surrealism and the new world-view of nuclear mysticism. Enjoy a selection of works in which Dali pays homage to the great masters, and religious paintings reminiscent of Renaissance art.

Main works
Untitled. Moses after the Tomb of Julius II by Michelangelo (1982), Untitled. Pietà. Work to be viewed with anaglyphs (1975-76), “The School of Athens” and “The Fire in the Borgo” by Raphael. Stereoscopic work (1979)

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