The Treachery of Images

painting by René Magritte depicting a smoking pipe
VisualArtwork painting Q1061035
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The Treachery of Images

Summary

The Treachery of Images is a painting[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Treachery of Images is the creator of René Magritte[3].
  • The Treachery of Images is located in Los Angeles[4].
  • The Treachery of Images is in the country of United States[5].
  • The Treachery of Images's instance of is recorded as painting[6].
  • The Treachery of Images's instance of is recorded as map–territory relation[7].
  • The Treachery of Images is associated with the surrealism movement[8].
  • The Treachery of Images's depicts is recorded as pipe[9].
  • The Treachery of Images's depicts is recorded as sentence[10].
  • The Treachery of Images is made of oil paint[11].
  • The Treachery of Images is made of canvas[12].
  • The Treachery of Images's collection is recorded as Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection[13].
  • The Treachery of Images's collection is recorded as Los Angeles County Museum of Art[14].
  • The Treachery of Images's inventory number is recorded as 78.7[15].
  • The Treachery of Images's inventory number is recorded as 78.7[16].
  • The location of The Treachery of Images was Ahmanson Building[17].
  • The Treachery of Images took place at The Broad[18].
  • The Treachery of Images's Commons category is recorded as La Trahison des images[19].
  • The Treachery of Images's catalog code is recorded as 303[20].
  • January 1, 1929 marks the founding of The Treachery of Images[21].
  • The Treachery of Images's exhibition history is recorded as Magritte. La trahison des images[22].
  • The Treachery of Images's main subject is representation[23].
  • The Treachery of Images's main subject is map–territory relation[24].
  • The Treachery of Images's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Trahison des images'}[25].
  • The Treachery of Images's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Treachery of Images'}[26].
  • The Treachery of Images's inscription is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Ceci n'est pas une pipe."}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Treachery of Images is the creator of René Magritte[3].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include representation[23] and map–territory relation[24]. The Treachery of Images is associated with the surrealism movement[8].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[11] and canvas[12]. Recorded location include Ahmanson Building[17] and The Broad[18].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Treachery of Images include This Is Not a Murder Mystery[28], a television series[29], directed by Hans Herbots[30].

Why It Matters

The Treachery of Images has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include This Is Not a Murder Mystery[28], a television series[29], directed by Hans Herbots[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . collections.lacma.org. collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . collections.lacma.org. Retrieved . collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . collections.lacma.org. Retrieved . collections.lacma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · ~2026-45647-68 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Magritte treachery.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1929"
  2. 19d ago · Artworklist · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Ahmanson Building, The Broad
    Collection Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
    Located in
    Made from material oil paint, canvas
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Magritte treachery.jpg"
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