Ceci n’est pas une pipe
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"Ceci n’est pas une pipe" is the famous inscription in René Magritte’s painting *The Treachery of Images*, highlighting the distinction between an object and its representation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| the phrase “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artwork title
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inscription ⓘ textual element in a painting ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Treachery of Images NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
difference between word, image, and thing
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metapainting (painting about painting) ⓘ the treachery of images NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | René Magritte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
French-language art inscriptions
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famous quotations in art ⓘ |
| conceptualFunction |
challenges assumptions about realism in art
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highlights distinction between object and representation ⓘ illustrates semiotic difference between signifier and signified ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
iconic phrase in modern art
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widely referenced in popular culture ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | French declarative sentence ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
commentary on the power and limits of images
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commentary on the power and limits of language ⓘ critique of naive realism ⓘ statement that the painted pipe is not a real pipe ⓘ |
| influenced |
later conceptual art
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visual culture debates on representation ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mediumContext | oil on canvas painting ⓘ |
| negationType | explicit denial of identity between image and object ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
illusion
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language and reality ⓘ mimesis ⓘ representation ⓘ semiotics ⓘ |
| referencedBy | Michel Foucault’s essay "This Is Not a Pipe" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Treachery of Images
NERFINISHED
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The Treachery of Images series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | caption under an image of a pipe ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| translationInEnglish | This is not a pipe ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
art theory
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discussions of visual semiotics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ poststructuralist criticism ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
the phrase “Ceci n’est pas une pipe”