Mystery and Melancholy of a Street.
Title |
Mystery and Melancholy of a Street. |
Alternative Title |
Mystere et melancolie d'une rue; Mistero e malinconia di una strada. |
Creator |
Chirico, Giorgio de (Italian painter, writer, and scenographer, 1888-1978) |
Date |
1914 |
Cultural Context |
Italian European Western European |
Style/Period |
Modern (styles and periods) Metaphysical (modern Italian fine arts style and movement) |
Subject |
Girls Dresses Locomotion Human locomotion Play (Recreation) Recreation Toys Shadows Perspective Streets Buildings Arcades (Architectural components) Arches Towers Railroad tracks Railroad rails Railroad cars Wheels |
Description |
Caption information; Mystere et melancolie d'une rue, 1914 / Mistero e malinconia di una strada / Huile sur toile [oil on canvas]. |
Material |
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas |
Measurements |
87 x 71.5 cm |
Technique |
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique) Perspective (technique) |
Inscription |
Upper right, on building: artist's signature and date. |
Work Type |
Paintings Oil paintings |
Source |
Rubin, William, Wieland Schmied, and Jean Clair. Giorgio de Chirico. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983; Munich: Prestel Verlag, © 1982. (p.154, cat.18) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Rubin courtesy: Collection particuliere [private collection]. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 2456-01.jpg |
Rating |
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