1. The SURREALIST Art of De Chirico

2. Juxtaposition - the fact of two things being seen or
HELPFUL information
Surrealism - an early 1920’s movement that explored the concepts of dreams and the unconscious mind
Pittura Metafisicia (Metaphysical) - Art or Images that transcend physical appearances, a metaphor
Juxtaposition - the fact of two things being seen or
placed close together with contrasting effect

3. Predecessor of the Surrealism movement
Giorgio De chirico
Born in Italy
Predecessor of the Surrealism movement
Famous for his intentionally ambiguous paintings of landscapes
Had an appreciation for Romanticism

4. The mystery and melancholy of the street
Oil on canvas, 1914
One of Chrirco’s most well known
works
Contains renaissance influence
Has three interpretations, one historical, one surrealistic and one personal

5. Head of Apollo nods to his themes such as poetry and the arts
The love song
Oil on canvas, 1914
Incredibly strange
And Symbolic
Head of Apollo nods to his themes such as poetry and the arts
- Ball represents perfection
Red gloves allude to one of Titians paintings (that Chirico admired)

6. Renaissance influence as seen in the arrangement of the colonnades
The anxious journey
Oil on canvas, 1913
Renaissance influence as seen in the arrangement of the colonnades
Elogonated ‘empty’ shadows

7. Citations
Gardner, Helen, Richard G. Tansey, and Fred S. Kleiner. Gardner's Art through the Ages. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College, Print.
"Mystery and Melancholy of a Street by Giorgio De Chirico - GalleryIntell." GalleryIntell. Web. 13 Apr