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El ángel judío

Giorgio de Chirico Italian, born Greece
1916
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 911
Esta naturaleza muerta es una obra atípica del artista, cuyas celebradas vistas imaginarias de ciudades italianas, pintadas entre 1911 y 1917, influenciaron a los surrealistas una década más tarde. Elementos de madera pintada, entre ellos escuadras, una plantilla para dibujar curvas moteada de rosa y una vara de medir blanca y azul, están apilados sin orden ni concierto sobre objetos que tal vez son mojones de carretera. Sorprende ver en medio de este caótico conjunto un ojo enorme, dibujado toscamente en una hoja de papel. Algunos críticos han sugerido que el ojo y la estructura similar a un andamio pueden ser un retrato abstracto del padre de Giorgio de Chirico, que era ingeniero y trabajaba para una compañía ferroviaria.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: El ángel judío
  • Artista: Giorgio de Chirico, italiano, nacido en Grecia, 1888–1978
  • Fecha: 1916
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 67,5 x 44 cm
  • Crédito: Colección de Jacques y Natasha Gelman, 1998
  • Número de inventario: 1999.363.15
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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