Personal values rené magritte

Some time ago, I wrote about The Treachery of Images, which is one of my beloved paintings and also served me as a byway to my rant. Today, let’s take a look at The Domain of Arnheim, also by my favorite Belgian René Magritte.

We’ll also explore where the name comes from and what does it have to do with Edgar Allan Poe. No rant today.

Le domaine d’Arnheim

I have first seen this painting on a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels while doing my studies at Hogeschool Gent.

It immediately caught my eye for it’s esthetic appeal and I bought a reproduction, which to this day hangs in my home. Only later have I learned about it’s origin and connected story.

Origin of the name

The name “The Domain of Arnheim” is actually a name of one of the short stories by famous American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe.

You can go read the story yourself, it’s quite short, but cutting it even shorter, it