Giorgio de Chirico was an Italian artist who founded the Metaphysical Art Movement in the early 20th century. He had a profound influence on Surrealism with his enigmatic works that created "images of forlornness and emptiness" using motifs like empty arcades, towers, and elongated shadows. De Chirico believed that for a work of art to be truly immortal, it must break from logic and common sense and enter a realm of childhood visions and dreams. His style emphasized the hidden meanings of ordinary objects and places in a neoclassical or neo-baroque style. Famous works include The Disquieting Muses, Enigma of an Autumn Afternoon, and