as quoted in Letters of the great artists – from Ghiberti to Gainsborough, Richard Friedenthal, Thames and Hudson, London, 1963, p . 232
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Profound statements must be drawn by the artist from the most secret recesses of his being; there no murmuring torrent, no birdsong, no rustle of leaves can distract him.
— Giorgio de Chirico
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Source: Wikiquote: "Giorgio de Chirico" (Quotes of De Chirico: chronologically arranged, after date of the quotes of De Chirico, 1908 - 1920, On Mystery and Creation, Paris 1913: Quotes from: On Mystery and Creation, Giorgio de Chirico - written in Paris, 1913)
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About Giorgio de Chirico
Giorgio de Chirico (July 10, 1888 – November 20, 1978), often known as Népo, was an influential pre-Surrealist Italian painter born in Volos, Greece to a Genovese mother and a Sicilian father. He founded the Scuola metafisica art movement.
About Giorgio de Chirico
Giorgio de Chirico (July 10, 1888 – November 20, 1978), often known as Népo, was an influential pre-Surrealist Italian painter born in Volos, Greece to a Genovese mother and a Sicilian father. He founded the Scuola metafisica art movement.
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