ɪɾ ɪz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə mˈoʊst fˈeɪməs ʌv ˈɜːnsts ˈɜːli sɚɹˈiːəlɪst wˈɜːks ænd "ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ðə fˈɜːst mˈæstɚpˌiːs ʌv sɚɹˈiːəlɪst pˈeɪntɪŋ ɪnðə də kˈaɪɹɪkˌoʊ tɹɐdˈɪʃən."
It is among the most famous of Ernst's early surrealist works and "undoubtedly the first masterpiece of Surrealist painting in the de Chirico tradition."