What does Rene Magritte's The Son of Man mean?

When asked about the painting Magritte said: > At least it hides the face partly. Well, so you have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It's something that happens constantly. Everything we see hid... read more

Rene Magritte might have painted a very simple picture for The Son of Man. There are some interesting things that made this more meaningful than just showing a guy who seems to be taking a picture while an apple exactly blocked his face as it fell down. read more

The Son of Man closely resembles two other Magritte paintings. The Great War (La grande guerre, 1964), painted later in the same year, is a variation on The Son of Man which represents only the upper torso and head of the bowler hatted man, with the apple completely hiding his face. read more