# @dalimuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CfaL66WFsv-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34142352-dalimuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/288a19b1b5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-06-30T00:23:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Dalí Museum (@dalimuseum) — https://gondola.cc/dalimuseum

## Caption

Wondering what all the buzz is about? We’re referring to the flies in Dalí’s artwork. 

Dalí depicted flies to symbolize multiple concepts. Traditionally they symbolize death and decay, but for Dalí, they also symbolize whimsy and in later works, Catalan identity. #TheDali #DaliDecoded

Image: Salvador Dalí, 1969-70, "The Hallucinogenic Toreador.” Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dalí. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí (Artists Rights Society), 2021 / In the USA ©Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc. St. Petersburg, FL 2021.

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## Tags

dalidecoded, thedali

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