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- NAME: Giorgio de Chirico
- OCCUPATION: Painter
- BIRTH DATE: July 10, 1888
- DEATH DATE: November 19, 1978
- EDUCATION: Munich Academy of Fine Art
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Vólos, Greece
- PLACE OF DEATH: Rome, Italy
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Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico became famous for his Metaphysical paintings and greatly influenced the 1920s Surrealist movement.
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Born in Greece in 1888, Giorgio de Chirico studied art in Athens, Florence and Munich before moving to Florence, where he became famous for his Metaphysical paintings. His works, the most famous of which include Grand Metaphysical Interior (1917) and The Seer (1915), had a notable influence on artists of the 1920s Surrealist movement.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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