num_pages: 444
description: The self-named metaphysical painting of early 20th-century painter Giogio de Chirico continues to haunt modern art. Paolo Baldacci's long-awaited monograph follows de Chirico and his work from his birth through his student years in Paris to his return to Italy. Baldacci details the development of de Chirico's mature style and reveals the many biographical elements of his paintings. 250 color and 150 b&amp;w illustrations.
language: English
title: De Chirico: The Metaphysical Period, 1888-1919
titlecomplete: De Chirico: The Metaphysical Period, 1888-1919
genres: Art, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 24
publisher: A Bulfinch Press Book / Little, Brown and Company