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Dada n. 2, frontispiece

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Description: Dada n. 2, frontispiece
TitleDada n. 2, frontispiece
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1917
Object typePrint
SubjectsArcades (Architecture)Toys in artPerspectiveMetaphysical school (Art movement)
StatusDecember 1917, Zurich, frontispiece; Tristan Tzara’s “Poèmes Nègres” facing de Chirico’s The Evil Genius of a King
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4. Untimely Objects: The Evil Genius of a King
Ara H. Merjian
Description: Giorgio de Chirico and the Metaphysical City: Nietzsche, Modernism, Paris
Giorgio de Chirico and the Metaphysical City: Nietzsche, Modernism, Paris
An orange cone pokes out of a slate-blue base, notched with indecipherable markings, huddled in the shadow of a lopsided frame; an orb of emerald green perches miraculously on an inclined plank, showing off its intersecting parabolas; a reddish polyhedron scored with strange ciphers inches upward against the same vertiginously tipped plane (Fig. 140). Bounded by a...
Author
Ara H. Merjian
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2014 by Ara H. Merjian
Related print edition pages: pp.171-217
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00059.008
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18588&redirecttoanchor=40275
Chapter subject tags:Metaphysics in artTools in artToys in artDivinationArchitecture in art

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Description: The Evil Genius of a King (detail)
The Evil Genius of a King (detail)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions61 × 50.2 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78834
Accession number112.1936
The Evil Genius of a King (detail)
The Evil Genius of a King (detail)
Description: The Evil Genius of a King
The Evil Genius of a King
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1931
Object typePrint
The Evil Genius of a King
The Evil Genius of a King
Description: The Nostalgia of the Infinite (La nostalgie de l’infini)
The Nostalgia of the Infinite (La nostalgie de l’infini)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1912
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions135.2 × 64.8 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78738
Accession number87.1936
The Nostalgia of the Infinite (La...
The Nostalgia of the Infinite (La nostalgie de l’infini)
Description: The Evil Genius of a King (Le mauvais génie du roi)
The Evil Genius of a King (Le mauvais génie du roi)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions61 × 50.2 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78834
Accession number112.1936
The Evil Genius of a King (Le mauvais...
The Evil Genius of a King (Le mauvais génie du roi)
Description: The Sailors’ Barracks (Le caserme dei marinai)
The Sailors’ Barracks (Le caserme dei marinai)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81.2 × 65 cm
LocationNorton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
The Sailors’ Barracks (Le caserme...
The Sailors’ Barracks (Le caserme dei marinai)
Description: Metaphysical Composition with Toys
Metaphysical Composition with Toys
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions55 × 46.5 cm
LocationMenil Collection, Houston
Metaphysical Composition with Toys
Metaphysical Composition with Toys
Description: The Surprise (La surprise)
The Surprise (La surprise)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions104 × 73.8 cm
LocationWilliams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://egallery.williams.edu/objects/5212/la-surprise?ctx=85e12169-8ca9-490c-9cff-64728a3d9a1c&idx=2
Accession number64.17
The Surprise (La surprise)
The Surprise (La surprise)
Description: The Melancholy of a Beautiful Day (La mélancolie d’une belle...
The Melancholy of a Beautiful Day (La mélancolie d’une belle journée)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1913
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions89 × 104.5 cm
LocationRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
https://www.fine-arts-museum.be/fr/la-collection/giorgio-de-chirico-la-melancolie-d-une-belle-journee
Accession numberInv. 11117
The Melancholy of a Beautiful Day (La...
The Melancholy of a Beautiful Day (La mélancolie d’une belle journée)
Description: The Enigma of a Day (L’énigme d’une journée)
The Enigma of a Day (L’énigme d’une journée)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions185.5 × 139.7 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80587
Accession number1211.1979
The Enigma of a Day...
The Enigma of a Day (L’énigme d’une journée)
Description: The Anguishing Morning (La matinée angoissante)
The Anguishing Morning (La matinée angoissante)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1912
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81 × 65 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Trento, Italy
The Anguishing Morning (La...
The Anguishing Morning (La matinée angoissante)
Description: Autumnal Meditation (La méditation automnale)
Autumnal Meditation (La méditation automnale)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1911–1912
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions53.3 × 69.8 cm
Autumnal Meditation (La...
Autumnal Meditation (La méditation automnale)
Description: The Lassitude of the Infinite (La lassitude de l’infini)
The Lassitude of the Infinite (La lassitude de l’infini)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1912
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions44 × 112 cm
The Lassitude of the Infinite (La...
The Lassitude of the Infinite (La lassitude de l’infini)
Description: The Anxious Journey (Le voyage émouvant)
The Anxious Journey (Le voyage émouvant)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1913
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions74.3 × 106.7 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78736
Accession number86.195
The Anxious Journey (Le voyage...
The Anxious Journey (Le voyage émouvant)
Description: The Torment of the Poet (Le tourment du poète)
The Torment of the Poet (Le tourment du poète)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions53 × 41 cm
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52542
Accession number1963.43.2
The Torment of the Poet (Le tourment du...
The Torment of the Poet (Le tourment du poète)
Description: Orpheus the Tired Troubadour (Orfeo trovatore stanco)
Orpheus the Tired Troubadour (Orfeo trovatore stanco)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1970
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions149 × 147 cm
LocationFondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico, Rome
Orpheus the Tired Troubadour (Orfeo...
Orpheus the Tired Troubadour (Orfeo trovatore stanco)
Description: The Great Metaphysician (Il grande metafisico)
The Great Metaphysician (Il grande metafisico)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1917
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions104.5 × 69.8 cm
The Great Metaphysician (Il grande...
The Great Metaphysician (Il grande metafisico)
Description: The Double Dream of Spring (Le double rêve de printemps, detail
The Double Dream of Spring (Le double rêve de printemps, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1915
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78956
Accession number138.1957
The Double Dream of Spring (Le double...
The Double Dream of Spring (Le double rêve de printemps, detail
Description: Gare Montparnasse, detail
Gare Montparnasse, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions140 × 184.5 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80538
Accession number1077.1969
Gare Montparnasse, detail
La gare Montparnasse
Description: The Disquieting Muses (Le muse inquietanti)
The Disquieting Muses (Le muse inquietanti)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1918
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions97 × 66 cm
The Disquieting Muses (Le muse...
The Disquieting Muses (Le muse inquietanti)
Description: The Red Tower (La tour rouge)
The Red Tower (La tour rouge)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1913
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73.5 × 100.5 cm
LocationPeggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
http://www.guggenheim-venice.it/inglese/collections/artisti/dettagli/opere_dett.php?id_art=48&id_opera=107&page=
Accession number76.2553 PG 64
The Red Tower (La tour rouge)
The Red Tower (La tour rouge)
Description: Still Life: Turin Spring (Nature Morte: Turino printanière)
Still Life: Turin Spring (Nature Morte: Turino printanière)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions124 × 99.5 cm
Still Life: Turin Spring (Nature Morte:...
Still Life: Turin Spring (Nature Morte: Turino printanière)
Description: The Departure of the Poet
The Departure of the Poet
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions86.1 × 65.8 cm
LocationPrivate collection
The Departure of the Poet
The Departure of the Poet
Description: The Enigma of the Horse (L’énigme du cheval)
The Enigma of the Horse (L’énigme du cheval)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and ink on cardboard
Dimensions86 × 51 cm
The Enigma of the Horse...
The Enigma of the Horse (L’énigme du cheval)
Description: The Song of Love (Le chant d’amour), Paris
The Song of Love (Le chant d’amour), Paris
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 × 59.1 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80419
Accession number950.1979
The Song of Love (Le chant...
The Song of Love (Le chant d’amour), Paris
Description: Study for a Metaphysical composition in perspective with hand
Study for a Metaphysical composition in perspective with hand
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1914
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPencil on paper
Dimensions37.4 × 31 cm
LocationMusée de Beaux-Arts Lyon, Lyon, France
Study for a Metaphysical composition in...
Study for a Metaphysical composition in perspective with hand
Description: The Child’s Brain (Le cerveau de l’enfant)
The Child’s Brain (Le cerveau de l’enfant)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions81.5 × 65 cm
LocationModerna Museet, Stockholm
The Child’s Brain (Le cerveau de...
The Child’s Brain (Le cerveau de l’enfant)
Description: The Seer (Le vaticinateur)
The Seer (Le vaticinateur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914–1915
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions89.6 × 70.1 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80589
Accession number1214.1979
The Seer (Le vaticinateur)
The Seer (Le vaticinateur)
Description: The Double Dream of Spring (Le double rêve de printemps)
The Double Dream of Spring (Le double rêve de printemps)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1915
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions56.2 × 54.3 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78956
Accession number138.1957
The Double Dream of Spring (Le double...
The Double Dream of Spring (Le double rêve de printemps)
Description: Study related to Still Life: Turin Spring, The Destiny of the Poet, and The...
Study related to Still Life: Turin Spring, The Destiny of the Poet, and The Fête Day
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1914
Object typeDrawing
Study related to Still Life: Turin...
Study related to Still Life: Turin Spring, The Destiny of the Poet, and The Fête Day
Description: The Anguishing Morning, detail
The Anguishing Morning, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1912
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMuseum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Trento, Italy
The Anguishing Morning, detail
The Anguishing Morning, detail
Description: Drawing related to the Joy of Return (La joie du retour)
Drawing related to the Joy of Return (La joie du retour)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1914
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPencil and pen on paper
Dimensions17 × 15 cm
Drawing related to the Joy of Return (La...
Drawing related to the Joy of Return (La joie du retour)
Description: Gare Montparnasse, detail
Gare Montparnasse, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions140 × 184.5 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80538
Accession number1077.1969
Gare Montparnasse, detail
La gare Montparnasse
Description: Gare Montparnasse
Gare Montparnasse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions140 × 184.5 cm
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80538
Accession number1077.1969
Gare Montparnasse
La gare Montparnasse
Description: The Fête Day (Le jour de fête)
The Fête Day (Le jour de fête)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions80.6 × 64.8 cm
LocationNeumann Collection, Chicago
The Fête Day (Le jour de...
The Fête Day (Le jour de fête)
Description: The Philosopher’s Promenade (La promenade du philosophe)
The Philosopher’s Promenade (La promenade du philosophe)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1914
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions135 × 64 cm
The Philosopher’s Promenade (La...
The Philosopher’s Promenade (La promenade du philosophe)
Description: The Enigma of the Hour (L’énigme de l’heure)
The Enigma of the Hour (L’énigme de l’heure)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1910–1911
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions55 × 71 cm
The Enigma of the Hour...
The Enigma of the Hour (L’énigme de l’heure)
Description: The Purity of a Dream (La pureté d’un rêve)
The Purity of a Dream (La pureté d’un rêve)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1915
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions65 × 50 cm
LocationPrivate Collection
The Purity of a Dream (La pureté...
The Purity of a Dream (La pureté d’un rêve)
Description: Metaphysical Triangle with Glove
Metaphysical Triangle with Glove
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 07
Creator nameDe Chirico, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1958
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions69 × 48 cm
Metaphysical Triangle with Glove
Metaphysical Triangle with Glove

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