Metaphysical art movement

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art movement painting style

The Metaphysical art movement was an early 20th-century Italian artistic style characterized by dreamlike, enigmatic scenes with sharp perspective, eerie stillness, and symbolic juxtapositions that influenced Surrealism.

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Metaphysical art 3
Metaphysical art movement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement ⓘ
painting style ⓘ
aimsTo reveal hidden reality beyond appearances ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pittura metafisica NERFINISHED ⓘ
artForm painting ⓘ
associatedWith Italian avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
emphasis mysterious atmosphere ⓘ
psychological tension ⓘ
sense of timelessness ⓘ
followedBy Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArtHistoricalContext Modern art ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dreamlike scenes ⓘ
eerie stillness ⓘ
enigmatic imagery ⓘ
sharp perspective ⓘ
symbolic juxtapositions ⓘ
hasGenre cityscape painting ⓘ
figurative painting ⓘ
still life ⓘ
hasPhilosophicalInfluence Nietzschean philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception early 20th century ⓘ
influenced Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspired Italian Surrealist painters ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Italian ⓘ
movementOriginatedIn Ferrara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableProponent Carlo Carrà NERFINISHED ⓘ
Giorgio Morandi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Giorgio de Chirico NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfActivity 1910s ⓘ
1920s ⓘ
precededBy Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept dream imagery ⓘ
metaphysics in art ⓘ
uncanny ⓘ
typicalSubjectMatter arcades ⓘ
classical architecture ⓘ
deserted city squares ⓘ
long shadows ⓘ
mannequins ⓘ
statues ⓘ
trains ⓘ
usesTechnique exaggerated linear perspective ⓘ
precise draftsmanship ⓘ
strong chiaroscuro ⓘ

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Carlo Carrà → fieldOfWork → Metaphysical art movement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metaphysical art
Carlo Carrà → participantIn → Metaphysical art movement ⓘ
Giorgio de Chirico → movement → Metaphysical art movement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metaphysical art
Giorgio de Chirico → notableIdea → Metaphysical art movement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metaphysical art