"The Metamorphosis of Narcissus" by Salvador Dali (1937) referenced in "Jessica" (published in The Illustrated Dune, 1978) by John Schoenherr



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a) On December 24th 2018, I suddenly realised that "Jessica" (published in The Illustrated Dune, 1978) by John Schoenherr appeared to reference "The Metamorphosis of Narcissus" by Salvador Dali (1937).



  

b) The Metamorphosis of Narcissus" by Salvador Dali (1937)






c) The statue on a plinth in the centre of a chess board pattern become the inverted flower on the upper right.



  


d) The roadway curving in the distance becomes a flower behind the woman's back.




e) The knee becomes a flower tentacle


   

f) Pale chest of the dog becomes the flower tentacle on the far right




g) Shadows in the water reflections transformed into abstract shadows





h) Rocks in the water and in the distance on the left become organic forms, while the cliff on the left in the distance becomes what might be a pitcher plant like form on the upper left.

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