The Metamorphosis of Narcissus by Salvador Dalí - Art History | The galery

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus (Métamorphose de Narcisse) is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí dating from 1937. According to Greek mythology, Narcissus' beauty made him attractive to almost everyone who saw him and both men and women pursued him, but he rejected all advances. One of his admirers, a nymph named Echo, fell so madly in love with him that, after he rejected her, she wasted away until only her voice remained. The goddess Nemesis, taking pity on Echo, convinced Narcissus to look into a pond. Seeing his own face reflected in the water, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection. Since he could not embrace his own reflection, Narcissus also wasted away and in its place grew the flower that bears his name, the narcissus.