Metaphysical Interior with Large Factory

Metaphysical Interior with Large Factory
ArtistGiorgio de Chirico
Year1916
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions96.3 cm × 73.8 cm (37.9 in × 29.1 in)
LocationStaatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Metaphysical Interior with Large Factory is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico, from 1916.[1] It is part of a series that extended late into de Chirico's career.[2]

Like the other works in this series it depicts a small room cluttered with surreal objects. This time the main focus is a painting within the painting, the framed picture of a factory complex. Matilde Battistini states that "The building in the Classical style represents a utopian wish to return to a city "made to the measure of man". The painting also includes drafting tools, which are symbols of the architect and engineers professions, according to Battistini.[3]

References

  1. ^ Foster, Kristina. "De Chirico at Hamburger Kunsthalle — familiar perspectives". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  2. ^ Modern art 1900-1945, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 1999, p. 24
  3. ^ Matilde Battistini, Symbols and Allegories in Art, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005, p. 270
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