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 Song of Love | Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits | The Melancholy of Departure | extase | Gare Montparnasse | Related Artists: Larkin, William British Painter, ca.1580-1619 Allan osterlind painted Lekande barn - sommar pa fabodvallen in 1890 Carl Johan Sjostrand (1789 -1857 ) - Painter