Giorgio de Chirico
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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
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Born
Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico 10 July 1888 Volos, Greece
Died
20 November 1978 (aged 90) Rome, Italy
Nationality
Italian
Known for
Painting, sculpture, drawing, costume and stage design
Spouse(s)
Raissa Gourevitch Isabella Pakszwer Far
adultbasic
France
Education
Athens School of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts in Munich
era
1800+
Movement
Metaphysical art, surrealism
Notable work
see Selected works