DETAILS
- Artist
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Date
- 1916
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THE ARTIST
Giorgio de Chirico
Giorgio de Chirico founded Metaphysical Painting, profoundly influencing Surrealism with his enigmatic cityscapes of arcades, shadows, and mannequins.
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