The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street
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The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street is a 1914 metaphysical painting by Giorgio de Chirico, known for its eerie, dreamlike urban scene with elongated shadows and unsettling stillness.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metaphysical painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artStyle | Metaphysical painting style ⓘ |
| background | classical architecture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Giorgio de Chirico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
arcaded buildings
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deserted street ⓘ empty square ⓘ girl with a hoop ⓘ long shadows ⓘ statue ⓘ urban scene ⓘ wagon ⓘ |
| genre | metaphysical painting ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
dreamlike quality
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eerie atmosphere ⓘ elongated shadows ⓘ melancholic mood ⓘ sense of mystery ⓘ unsettling stillness ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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metaphysical anxiety ⓘ mystery ⓘ urban solitude ⓘ |
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Giorgio de Chirico’s later work
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surrealism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nietzschean philosophy
NERFINISHED
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symbolism ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | girl playing with a hoop ⓘ |
| movement | Metaphysical art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enigmatic narrative ambiguity
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influence on surrealist painters ⓘ use of empty architectural spaces ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Metaphysical Town Square series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLight | strong contrast of light and shadow ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | deep linear perspective ⓘ |
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