"The Son of Man"

In Rene Magritte's "The Son of Man" an image of a well-dressed man is depicted. The man, most likely middle-aged, is shown wearing a dark suit, a white collared shirt, a red tie, and a bowler hat. A green apple still attached to its stem conceals most of his face, with part of his right eye and most of his left peeking from underneath. His arms lay firmly against his body with his fists tightly clenched. The man stands before a low concrete block wall, with his back toward the blue sea and the cloudy sky.

Clearly, at first glance Rene Magritte's "The Son of Man" suggests a sense of simplicity and unequivocalness. Unquestionably, however, there exist many underlying themes within the surrealist's painting.