Great Metaphysical Interior by Giorgio De Chirico

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Great Metaphysical Interior by Giorgio De Chirico

Great Metaphysical Interior
1917
Metaphysical Painting
Oil on canvas
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

Painted by De Chirico while he was living in Ferrara the ‘metaphysical interior’ paintings feature a room cluttered with a diverse variety of objects and were influenced by his walks through the city’s arcades.

Giorgio De Chirico 1888-1978

Giorgio De Chirico
Surrealism, Modern art, Metaphysical painting, Baroque Revival architecture
Born: 10 July 1888, Volos, Greece
Nationality: Italian
Died: 20 November 1978. Rome, Italy

De Chirico was an artist and writer. Before the outbreak of WW1, he founded the scuola metafiscia movement that profoundly influenced the Surrealists. De Chirico is best known for paintings of Roman arcades and architecture with long shadows, mannequins, and departing trains with an illogical perspective

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I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.