Proteus, 1938 (gouache and pencil on paper)

Proteus (Proteo), by Giorgio De Chirico, 1938, 20th Century, gouache and pencil on paper Whole artwork view. The painting, where dominated the white, is set in the Classic Age; in the middle of the scene, stick two stylized pillars which support a roof with irregular shape and a dangling, orange drape; the architectural structure frames a male figure standing on some blouders, side by side with two horses of which can be seen only the upper side, which seems to emerge from the sea; at the sides of the painting, a glimpse with two Classic edifices; the background is filled with a kind of hill - on the left - and a little edifice - on the right Giorgio De Chirico (1978) National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art-GNAM