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 :. | Enigma of the Hour | extase | Le Reve Transforme | ankomstens gata | The Melancholy of Departure | Related Artists: Christian Schilbach ( -1742 ) - Painter gustaf soderberg 1897 -- 1910 Francesco Rustici Italian High Renaissance Sculptor, 1474-1554