The Empire of Light
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The Empire of Light is the title of a succession of paintings by René Magritte. They depict the paradoxical image of a nocturnal landscape beneath a sunlit sky. He explored the theme in 27 paintings f
The Empire of Light (1954), Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
The Empire of Light II (1950), oil on canvas, 79 x 99 cm. Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Empire of Light (1954), oil on canvas, 195.4 x 131.2 cm., Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
John Atkinson Grimshaw, Boar Lane, Leeds, 1880s
The Exorcist
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The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow,
The Empire of Light
…indicates the collection based on a 1977 publication and may not reflect the current collection. The paintings inspired a scene in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, which was used on the film's posters and home video releases, in which the character Father Merrin stands in front of the MacNeil family's house, lit…
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
(L-R) Blair and Burstyn as Regan and Chris MacNeil
The image of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that inspired Friedkin to cast von Sydow
Miller and von Sydow as Karras and Merrin