René Magritte (APArt) by Vi https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo "The purpose of art is mystery." en-us 2019-12-06 17:16:20 UTC 2025-11-23 12:45:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Artist Biography 313688 https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo/wish/420881382 Born: November 21, 1898

Died: August 15, 1967

Artistic Period: Surrealism

Magritte reflected the Surrealist Art Period by painting erotically explicit objects juxtaposed in dreamlike surroundings.

5 Biographical Details: 
  • When he was 13, his mother committed suicide.
  • His first surreal painting is "The Lost Jockey."
  • He was a Communist and agnostic.
  • He was the eldest son of Leopold and Regina Magritte.
  • He died of pancreatic cancer. 
]]> 2019-12-06 17:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo/wish/420881382 #1 The Son of a Man 313688 https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo/wish/420883125 Date: 1964

Country of Origin: Belgium

Art Period: Surrealism

Materials: Oil paint on canvas

#74 Adam and Eve
Compare:
  • Depicts natural background
  • Contains an apple
Contrast:
  • Religious vs. non-religious
  • Woodcut print vs. painting
]]> 2019-12-06 17:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo/wish/420883125 #2 La Clairvoyance 313688 https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo/wish/420883204 Date: 1936

Country of Origin: Belgium

Art Period: Surrealism

Materials: Oil paint on canvas

#68 Arnolfini Portrait
Compare:
  • Contains image of artist painting
  • Portraits
  • Displays domestic setting (in a home & in a art studio)
Contrast:
  • Painting of couple vs. individual
]]> 2019-12-06 17:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo/wish/420883204 #3 Attempting the Impossible 313688 https://padlet.com/313688/ovi0xrlcpqo/wish/420883256 Date: 1928

Country of Origin: France

Art Period: Surrealism

Materials: Oil paint on canvas

#34 Doryphoros
Compare:
  • Contropposto
  • Nude figure
Contrast:
  • Painting vs. sculpture
  • 450 B.C.E. vs. 1928
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