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"Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do ingloriously...to misdoubt her strength. Let her and falsehood grapple; who ever knew truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?" --John Milton, Areopagitica, 1644. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Catalog Data

Artist:
RenĂ© Magritte, Belgian, born Lessines, Belgium 1898-died Brussels, Belgium 1967  Search this
Medium:
gouache on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (23.4 x 19.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1958
Topic:
Figure male\waist length  Search this
Disaster\shipwreck  Search this
Disaster\storm  Search this
State of being\phenomenon\surreal  Search this
Allegory\quality\truth  Search this
Object\foodstuff\beverage  Search this
Object\foodstuff\bread  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.195
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b10dfa70-de86-46e8-abf8-0e5767759cd0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.195