Which 1970 Salvador Dalí painting features a bullfighter multiplied across a landscape?

Salvador Dalí’s 1970 painting featuring a bullfighter multiplied across a landscape is The Hallucinogenic Toreador.

The large painting is known for its repeated visual transformations. The figure of the Spanish bullfighter is associated with the face of Venus de Milo, which appears many times across the composition. Dalí uses optical repetition, color, and layered imagery to make the subject emerge gradually from the surrounding forms.

The work reflects several enduring elements of Dalí’s art: Spanish cultural imagery, classical sculpture, visual illusion, and the transformation of familiar shapes into unexpected scenes. Its title directly signals the hallucinatory logic of the composition.

The Hallucinogenic Toreador was painted late in Dalí’s career and is often discussed alongside his interest in optical effects and double images. It is not the same work as his earlier bullfighting-related imagery or his paintings featuring Spanish landscapes alone.