Gladiators and Lions.
Title
Gladiators and Lions .
Alternative Title
Gladiateurs et lions ; Gladiatori e leone .
Creator
Chirico, Giorgio de (Italian painter, writer, and scenographer, 1888-1978)
Date
1927
Cultural Context
Italian European Western European
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods) Metaphysical (modern Italian fine arts style and movement)
Subject
Entertainment Fighting Death Men Gladiators Athletes Armor Helmets Feathers Shields Spears Animals Animal attacks Lions Wild cats Shadows
Description
Caption information : Gladiateurs et lions , 1927 / Gladiatori e leone / Huile sur toile [oil on canvas] .
Material
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements
130.5 x 162.5 cm
Technique
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Inscription
Lower right corner: artist's signature and date.
Work Type
Paintings Oil paintings
Repository
Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan)
Source
Rubin, William, Wieland Schmied, and Jean Clair. Giorgio de Chirico. Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1983; Munich: Prestel Verlag, © 1982. (p.211, cat.86)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Rubin courtesy: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Acquisition de la Ville de Detroit [Acquisition of the City of Detroit].
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 2456-05.jpg
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