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- 1888-1978. Italian painter born in Greece,
- whose style presaged Surrealism in its use of
- enigmatic imagery and dreamlike settings, for
- example, Nostalgia of the Infinite 1911,
- Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 1917, with
- Carlo Carra (1881-1966), he founded
- Metaphysical painting, which aimed to convey
- a sense of mystery and hallucination. This
- was achieved by distorted perspective,
- dramatic lighting, and the use of dummies and
- statues in place of human figures.
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