- Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits
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Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits Artist Giorgio de Chirico Year 1916 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 81.28 cm × 65.0875 cm (32 in × 25⅝ in) Location The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits (1916) is a painting by the Greek-Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. It is one of the earliest editions in a series of works that extended late into de Chirico’s career.
Like the others in this series, this painting depicts a room that is cluttered with objects in a surreal arrangement. In this case the main focus is a panel on which is mounted several biscuits (crackers) that are arranged to resemble an abstract face. Behind this panel is a picture in an irregularly shaped frame. The image in the frame is an architectural scene in the style of de Chirico’s earlier work.
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- Giorgio de Chirico paintings
- Surrealist paintings
- 1916 paintings
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