As an artist Giorgio de Chirico was an extraordinary precursor and innovator, but less is known about his active role as a leading precursor of animal rights movements and the defence of animals, as polemicist and creator of dog shelters and accommodation. De Chirico’s great passion for dogs could not but be refected in his work. In the impassioned depiction of dogs in his paintings, he also found a refned and important space for dialogue with the art of past epochs, especially in a period when his interest was drawn to Great Master Painting with research into executive techniques and trade secrets, but also with copies and revisiting of great works by painters who had preceded him over the centuries.

Animals First. Giorgio de Chirico and his Love of Dogs in Life And Art

Canova Lorenzo
2018-01-01

Abstract

As an artist Giorgio de Chirico was an extraordinary precursor and innovator, but less is known about his active role as a leading precursor of animal rights movements and the defence of animals, as polemicist and creator of dog shelters and accommodation. De Chirico’s great passion for dogs could not but be refected in his work. In the impassioned depiction of dogs in his paintings, he also found a refned and important space for dialogue with the art of past epochs, especially in a period when his interest was drawn to Great Master Painting with research into executive techniques and trade secrets, but also with copies and revisiting of great works by painters who had preceded him over the centuries.
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