Companions of Fear | René Magritte | 1942 17th Century their grasping hands and flowing

their grasping hands and flowing drapery embodying guilt made flesh

" a title mockingly given to Jesus by the Romans during the crucifixion

while Cimon's expression reflects gratitude and desperation

Eugène Delacroix’s The Witches’ Sabbath (1833) is a turbulent and nocturnal vision of supernatural frenzy set within a desolate

Companions of Fear | René Magritte | 1942 17th Century their grasping hands and flowingThe painting "Companions of Fear" by Ren Magritte, dating from around 1942, is a surreal composition that places owls, traditionally nocturnal and mysterious birds, within an incongruous daytime setting. Magritte's work often explores the boundaries between reality and the imagined, and in this painting, the owls are depicted standing on two legs and are oversized in comparison to the plant life around them, further enhancing the surrealistic quality