Pittura Metafisica

Early twentieth century Italian art movement typified by dream-like views of eerie arcaded squares with unexpected juxtapositions of objects (English translation of Pittura Metafisica is Metaphysical Art)

Giorgio de Chirico, ‘The Uncertainty of the Poet’ 1913 — Giorgio de Chirico
*The Uncertainty of the Poet* 1913
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© DACS, 2021

Giorgio de Chirico, ‘The Melancholy of Departure’ 1916 — Giorgio de Chirico
*The Melancholy of Departure* 1916
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© DACS, 2021

See definition for Metaphysical Art

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Pittura Metafisica

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