Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) Major Italian painter, who founded the metaphysical school. He was born in Volos, Greece, the son of an Italian engineer. He studied art in Athens and in Munich, where he was strongly influenced by the allegorical works of the 19th-century Swiss painter Arnold B cklin. In Turin and Florence and in Paris, where he settled in 1911, he painted deserted cityscapes, ...

Giorgio De Chirico images The Artchive needs EVERYONE to help! If you enjoy this site, please click here to find out how YOU can help to keep it online. Search artchive.com and wwar.com (1888-1978) See also: Surrealism; Andre Kertesz, Meudon, Paris VIEW LIST OF DE CHIRICO IMAGES ON THE WEB The case of Giorgio de Chirico is one of the most curious in art history. An Italian, born in 1888 and ...