MUSEUM FIGURINES AND GIFTS 

CS11MAG Coasters, Ø 10 cm. - set of 4 in metal holder 

René Magritte (1898-1967)  

René Magritte was a world renowned Belgian surrealist painter. His most famous work is undoubtedly ‘La Trahison des images’ [the Treachery of Images] that bears the words ‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’ under the realistic depiction of a pipe.

Art is merely imagination and imagination was René Magritte’s strength.

In his search for reality he utilised recurring visual elements in his paintings including the man in the bowler hat or the cloud theme.

The word museum came down to us – through the Latin – from the Greek word mouseion which means place or temple dedicated to the Muses, the Greek goddesses of art. The Mouseion of Alexandria (Egypt) laid the basis for the Latin word museum in its contemporary meaning; the aforementioned Mouseion was a training centre where learned men were freed from obligation so they could devote themselves entirely to studying writings. The form we are acquainted with, a building which contains collections of paintings, sculptures and other art objects, developed during the Renaissance.