Il Centauro Misterioso (The Mysterious Centaur) (plate, folio 14) from Mythologie
Catalogue
- Year
- 1934
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 9 5/8 × 7 1/8" (24.4 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.3 × 22.7 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Giorgio de Chirico
Artist
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Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico 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 best-known works often feature Roman arcades, long shadows, mannequins, trains, and illogical perspective. His imagery reflects his affinity for the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and of Friedrich Nietzsche, and for the mythology of his birthplace.
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- Giorgio de Chirico
- Year
- 1934
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 9 5/8 × 7 1/8" (24.4 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.3 × 22.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1934-M019982
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- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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- Status
- verified