Giorgio’s work is defined by its modernism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Philosopher's Conquest
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, born Greece, 1888–1978

The Eventuality of Destiny
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, born Greece, 1888–1978

Piazza
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Untitled
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Autumnal Still Life
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Gladiators
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

The Pharaoh
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Horses
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

The Archaeologists IV, Plate three from Metamorposis
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Plate one from Metamorposis
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Villa by the Sea, Plate two from Metamorposis
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Gladiator, Plate six from Metamorposis
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

School of the Gladiators, Plate five from Metamorposis
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Roman Head, Plate four from Metamorposis
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, 1888-1978

Giorgio de Chirico
Bill Brandt English, 1904–1983

Mythologie
Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888-1978) Written by Jean Cocteau (French, 1889-1963)

Giorgio de Chirico
Sanford H. Roth American, 1906–1962

Hebdomeros: le paintre et son génie chez l'écrivain Hebdomeros: le paintre et son génie chez l'écrivain (Hebdomeros: The Painter and his Genius as Writer)
Mary Reynolds (American, 1891-1950) and Marcel Duchamp (American, born France, 1887-1968) Written and illustrated by Giorgio De Chirico (Italian, 1888-1978)

The Temptation of Saint Jerome
Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511–1574)

Still Life
Giorgio Morandi Italian, 1890-1964