Giorgio de Chirico (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɔrdʒo deˈkiriko]; July 10, 1888 ?C November 20, 1978) was a pre-Surrealist and then Surrealist Italian painter born in Volos, Greece, to a Genoese mother and a Sicilian father. He founded the scuola metafisica art movement. His surname is traditionally written De Chirico (capitalized De) when it stands alone Related Paintings of giorgio de chirico :. | The Disquieting Muses | tidens gata | extase | Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits | place d italie | Related Artists: PATER, Jean Baptiste Joseph French Rococo Era Painter, 1695-1736 Guglielmo Ciardi Italian, 1842-1917 Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux painted Portrait of a lady, said to be the Duchesse de Choiseul in 18th century