Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Pittura Metafisica > Surrealism
Date and Place of Birth:
July 10, 1888, Vólos, Greece
Life:
After (or, possibly, because of) a rough childhood, Giorgio de Chirico was drawn to the metaphysical works of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. This is turn led him to create the Pittura Metafisica ("metaphysical painting") movement, which had a membership of around two artists in its heyday. It (and de Chirico's early works) did, however, have an enormous impact on Surrealism years later - long after de Chirico had moved on to writing, sculpting and theater design (none of which was metaphysical).
Important Works:
- Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914
- Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits, 1916
- The Disturbing Muses, 1925
- Archeologists, 1927
Date and Place of Death:
November 20, 1978, Rome
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