Ariadne (Giorgio de Chirico)W
Ariadne (Giorgio de Chirico)

Ariadne is a 1913 painting by Greco-Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico. Done in oil and graphite on canvas, the painting depicts the mythical figure Ariadne as she lays sleeping in an empty public square; this is in reference to the myth that birthed the character, in which Ariadne is abandoned on Naxos by her lover Theseus. According to sources provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this reflects de Chirico's personal feelings of isolation after moving to Paris in 1911.

The Disquieting MusesW
The Disquieting Muses

The Disquieting Muses is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico.

The Double Dream of SpringW
The Double Dream of Spring

The Double Dream of Spring is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico.

The Enigma of the HourW
The Enigma of the Hour

The Enigma of the Hour (1911) is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. He created the work during his early period, in Florence, when he focused on metaphysical depictions of town squares and other urban environments.

Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure)W
Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure)

Gare Montparnasse (1914) is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. Many of de Chirico's works were inspired by the introspective feelings evoked by travel. He was born in Greece to Italian parents. This work was painted during a period when he lived in Paris.

The Melancholy of DepartureW
The Melancholy of Departure

The Melancholy of Departure (1916) is a painting by the Greek-Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. This painting was created after de Chirico returned to Italy from Paris to join the Italian Army in World War I.

Metaphysical Interior with BiscuitsW
Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits

Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits (1916) is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. It is one of the earliest editions in a series of works that extended late into de Chirico's career.

Metaphysical Interior with Large FactoryW
Metaphysical Interior with Large Factory

Metaphysical Interior with Large Factory (1916–17) is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. It is part of a series that extended late into de Chirico’s career.

The Nostalgia of the InfiniteW
The Nostalgia of the Infinite

The Nostalgia of the Infinite is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico.

Le Rêve TransforméW
Le Rêve Transformé

Le Rêve Transformé is a 1913 painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio De Chirico. This work contains the classic De Chirico's images of an empty urban scene at late evening with a ghostly train on the horizon. In this case in the foreground is an arrangement of bananas, pineapples and a Greek sculpture.

The Song of LoveW
The Song of Love

The Song of Love is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. It is one of the most famous works by de Chirico and an early example of the surrealist style, though it was painted ten years before the movement was "founded" by André Breton in 1924.

The Soothsayer's RecompenseW
The Soothsayer's Recompense

The Soothsayer's Recompense is a 1913 painting by the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico. It is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of the permanent collection. It was accessioned in 1950 as one of the thousand items donated to the institution by Walter and Louise Arensberg. The piece was created in France, through a process of "squaring-up" in which De Chirico drew a version of the piece divided into nine squares, and subsequently used this draft to quickly create the fleshed-out painting.