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 :. | tidens gata | The Double Dream of Spring | Enigma of the Hour | Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits | The Melancholy of Departure | Related Artists: Deak-Ebner, Lajos Hungarian Painter, 1850-1934 John Pynas 1583-1631 Dutch John Pynas Gallery Christoffel Pierson Christoffel Pierson (1631-1714) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.