Giorgio de Chirico, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giorgio de Chirico

Italian artist (1888-1978)

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1888

Place of Birth: Volos, Thessaly, Greece

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1978

Profession: writer, artist, painter, sculptor, scenographer

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Giorgio de Chirico ( KIRR-ik-oh, Italian: ['d?ord?o de'ki?riko]; 10 July 1888 – 20 November 1978) was an Italian artist and writer born in Greece.
In the years before World War I, he founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists.
His most well-known works often feature Roman arcades, long shadows, mannequins, trains, and illogical perspective.
His imagery reflects his affinity for the philosophy of Nietzsche and for the mythology of his birthplace. After 1919, he became a critic of modern art, studied traditional painting techniques, and worked in a neoclassical or neo-Baroque style, while frequently revisiting the metaphysical themes of his earlier work.