The Rape.
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Title |
The Rape. |
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Alternative Title |
Le viol. |
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Creator |
Magritte, Rene (Belgian painter, sculptor, and photographer, 1898-1967) |
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Date |
1934 |
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Cultural Context |
Belgian
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Surrealist
Modern (styles and periods) |
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Subject |
Fantasy
Optical illusions
Women
Heads (Anatomy)
Faces
Eyes
Breasts
Noses
Mouths
Shadows |
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Material |
Oil on canvas
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Canvas |
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Measurements |
29 x 21 1/4" (74 x 54 cm) |
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Technique |
Painting (image-making)
Oil painting (technique) |
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Inscription |
Lower right corner: Magritte |
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Work Type |
Paintings
Oil paintings |
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Repository |
Menil Collection (Houston, Texas) |
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Source |
Varnedoe, Kirk, and Adam Gopnik. High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture. New York: Museum of Modern Art; Abrams, 1990. (p.103 top, fig.5) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Varndedoe courtesy: The Menil Collection, Houston. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 2435-07.jpg |
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