{"product_id":"giorgio-de-chirico-the-endless-journey-9783791327945","title":"Giorgio De Chirico: The Endless Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiorgio de Chiricos idiosyncratic symbolic style had a powerful influence on 20th-century art  and in particular on Surrealism. His strange dreamscapes  featuring classical statues  Italian piazzas  sinister shadows  geometric objects  and mannequins are filled with enigma. This richly illustrated book focuses on the artists mysterious and fascinating representations of the human form and describes how events and friendships in his life influenced his artistic development. At a young age de Chirico was deeply impressed by Arnold Boecklins painting of Odysseus on the island of Calypso. De Chiroco appropriated Boecklins Odysseus for his own paintings  at first with little modification  then pushing it ever further into the background until it appeared only as a shadow. The author explains how the figure underwent numerous additional alterations in later paintings before returning to centerstage as the famous \"manichino\" figure  the faceless tailors dummy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646721974325,"sku":"ByrdShop_3791327941","price":103.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783791327945.jpg?v=1781677683","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/giorgio-de-chirico-the-endless-journey-9783791327945","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}