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The Departure of the Poet

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Description: The Departure of the Poet

TitleThe Departure of the Poet

Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1914

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions86.1 × 65.8 cm

LocationPrivate collection

SubjectsBuildings in artLocomotives in artPerspectiveMetaphysical school (Art movement)

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1. A Pathos of Distance: Metaphysical Perspective, 1912–1914

Description: Giorgio de Chirico and the Metaphysical City: Nietzsche, Modernism, Paris

Giorgio de Chirico and the Metaphysical City: Nietzsche, Modernism, Paris

Almost immediately after Italy entered World War One in May of 1915, Giorgio de Chirico and his brother, Alberto Savinio, departed Paris to serve in the 27th infantry regiment of the Italian army in Ferrara. Exchanging their international exploits for a national identity – a “proper passport,” as Giorgio later recalled – the brothers still advertised their...

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PublisherYale University Press

Copyright© 2014 by Ara H. Merjian

Related print edition pages: pp.31-71

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00059.005

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Chapter subject tags:Metaphysics in artPerspectiveArchitecture in artNietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900Art, Modern

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