The Song of Love

This article is about the painting by de Chirico. For other uses, see Song of Love.
Love Song
Artist Giorgio de Chirico
Year 1914
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 73 cm × 59.1 cm (28 3⁄4 in × 23 3⁄8 in)
Location Museum of Modern Art, New York City

The Song of Love (also known as Le chant d'amour or Love Song; 1914) is a painting by the Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. It is one of the most famous works by de Chirico and an early example of the surrealist style, though it was painted ten years before the movement was "founded" by André Breton in 1924.

It depicts an outdoor architectural setting similar to other works by de Chirico at this time. This time however, the main focus is a small wall on which is mounted a Greek sculpted head and a surgeon's glove. Below it is a green ball. On the horizon is the outline of a locomotive, an image that recurs several times during this period of de Chirico's career.

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