The Life of Giorgio de Chirico Born on 10 July 1888 in Volos, Greece, Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico entered a world shaped by movement and diverse roots. His father, Evaristo de Chirico, worked as an engineer, a profession that often required the family to relocate. His mother, Gemma Cervetto, was a Genoese baroness with Greek origins from Smyrna. This blend of identities meant that Giorgio de Chirico grew up as a Greek-born Italian, a distinction that would follow him throughout his life as an artist and writer. The family dynamic was one of intellectual and creative energy. Hi…