De chirico il figliol prodigo
The Prodigal Son is a painting by the Greek-born Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico....
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Artist: Giorgio De Chirico
Style: Metaphysical Art
Topic: SymbolsArcadesMenBoysFamily
Date:
Size: 59 x 87 cm
Museum: Galleria d'Arte Moderna (Milan, Italy)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
The Prodigal Son (Italian: Il figliol prodigo) is a painting by the Greek-born Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico.
It is painted in tempera on canvas and was completed in as de Chirico was in transition from the Metaphysical style of his earlier works to the neoclassicism he essayed in the s.
The Prodigal Son (Italian: Il figliol prodigo) is a painting by the Greek-born Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico.
The Prodigal Son was a favourite theme of de Chirico’s, both for the many nuances of significance the subject offers, as well as for the autobiographical references the artist attributed to the theme. In , in the middle of Metaphysical Painting’s high season of development, a drawing of the embrace between two mannequins evokes de Chirico’s first reflection on the theme.
The theme was further elaborated at the begin