Lorca & Dalí — An impossible love between geniuses
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Lorca & Dalí

An impossible love between geniuses

EraSpain · met in 1923
Country / cultureMadrid / Cadaqués, Spain
CategoryQueer love
Type of loveImpossible
EndingTragic
Quick answer

Lorca fell in love with Dalí at Madrid's Residencia de Estudiantes; the painter did not reciprocate physically, but the bond was intense and inspired the "Ode to Salvador Dalí" (1926).

01Why it matters

It joins two of Spain's greatest 20th-century geniuses in a story of desire, art and grief.

02The conflict

Dalí did not identify as homosexual; Lorca was murdered in 1936.

03The iconic moment

Dalí, in old age, murmuring "my friend Lorca" near his death.

04What survived

The "Ode to Salvador Dalí"; the Residencia de Estudiantes.

05Where to travel

Residencia de Estudiantes
Where they met.
Madrid · Spain
Cadaqués
Dalí's village.
Cadaqués · Spain

06Frequently asked questions

Why is the story of Lorca & Dalí famous?

It joins two of Spain's greatest 20th-century geniuses in a story of desire, art and grief.

How does the story of Lorca & Dalí end?

Dalí, in old age, murmuring "my friend Lorca" near his death. The "Ode to Salvador Dalí"; the Residencia de Estudiantes.

Where can you visit the story of Lorca & Dalí?

You can visit Residencia de Estudiantes, in Madrid. Where they met.

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