Alberto Savinio

Italian painter, writer, and composer (1891–1952)

Person human Q691973

Facts

32 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[23]
Date of birth: August 25, 1891, August 29, 1891^[10]
Date of death: May 5, 1952, May 13, 1952^[11]
Place of birth: Athens
Place of death: Rome
Country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy^[15]^[16]
Occupation: writer, composer, painter, journalist, playwright, translator, musician^[17]^[18]
Field of work: belletristic literature, music, painting, drama^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Father: Evaristo de Chirico^[13]
Spouse: Maria Savinio^[14]
Sibling: Giorgio de Chirico
Genre: opera^[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian, Modern Greek, French, German^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]
Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library, College for Creative Studies-bibliotheek, National Gallery of Art Library
Birth name: Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico^[38]
Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
Described by source: Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975^[33]
End of work period: 1952
Family name: De Chirico^[27]
Given name: Alberto, Andrea^[28]^[29]
Has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art, Galleria d'arte moderna, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Groninger Museum
Instrument: piano^[32]

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Movement: metaphysical painting^[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
P14750: 3B16-C1EA-1CE3-C3D3-D638
Participated in conflict: World War I^[26]
Place of burial: Campo Verano^[12]
Pseudonym: Alberto Savinio, for Andrea de Chirico^[30]^[31]
Start of work period: 1918
Writing language: Italian

🏷️ Also known as

en Alberto Savinio en Alberto Savinio De Chirico en Andrea de Chirico en Andrea De Chirico cs Almperto Sabinio cs Andrea de Chirico cs Andrea De Chirico el Αλμπέρτο Σαβίνιο fa آلبرتو ساوینیو it Andrea de Chirico ja アルベルト・サヴィニオ nl Alberto Savinio De Chirico nl Andrea de Chirico nl Andrea De Chirico ru Альберто Савинио ru Савинио, Альберто uk Альберто Савініо zh 沙维尼欧 zh-hant 沙維尼歐

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Library of Congress authority ID: n79109943
GND ID: 118794752
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Alberto Savinio.jpg ↗
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Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID: 876
Archivio della ceramica person ID: S/Savinio Alberto
Artcyclopedia artist ID: savinio_alberto

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Occupation 7

writer, journalist, composer, musician, playwright, painter, translator

Field of work 4

music, painting, drama, belletristic literature

Languages spoken, written or signed 4

German, French, Italian, Modern Greek

Has works in the collection 3

National Gallery of Art, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto

Country of citizenship 2

Italy, Kingdom of Italy

Founded entities 1

metaphysical painting

Genre 1

opera

Given name 1

Alberto

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

piano

Movement 1

metaphysical painting

Participated in conflict 1

World War I

Place of birth 1

Athens

Place of burial 1

Campo Verano

Place of death 1

Rome

Sex or gender 1

male

Sibling 1

Giorgio de Chirico

Siblings 1

Giorgio de Chirico

Writing language 1

Italian

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Summary

Alberto Savinio was born on August 25, 1891^[1], in Athens^[2]. He died on May 5, 1952^[3], in Rome^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], composer^[6], painter^[7], journalist^[8], and playwright^[9].

FAQs

Where was Alberto Savinio born?

Alberto Savinio was born in Athens^[2].

Where did Alberto Savinio die?

Alberto Savinio passed away in Rome^[4].

Who were Alberto Savinio's parents?

Alberto Savinio's father was Evaristo de Chirico^[13].

Who was Alberto Savinio married to?

Alberto Savinio's spouses include Maria Savinio^[14].

What did Alberto Savinio do for work?

Alberto Savinio worked as a writer^[5], composer^[6], painter^[7], journalist^[8], and playwright^[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Alberto Savinio — place of birth (P19): Athens. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Alberto Savinio — place of death (P20): Rome. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Alberto Savinio — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Alberto Savinio — father (P22): Evaristo de Chirico. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Alberto Savinio — spouse (P26): Maria Savinio. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2021-05-21. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Alberto Savinio — country of citizenship (P27): Italy. Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Alberto Savinio — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Italy. Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Alberto Savinio — field of work (P101): belletristic literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Alberto Savinio — field of work (P101): music. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Alberto Savinio — field of work (P101): painting. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Alberto Savinio — field of work (P101): drama. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Alberto Savinio — occupation (P106): writer. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Alberto Savinio — occupation (P106): composer. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 2025-03-16. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Alberto Savinio — occupation (P106): painter. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Alberto Savinio — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Alberto Savinio — occupation (P106): playwright. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 2025-03-16. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Alberto Savinio — occupation (P106): translator. Retrieved 2019-06-17. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Alberto Savinio — occupation (P106): musician. Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Alberto Savinio — place of burial (P119): Campo Verano. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Alberto Savinio — movement (P135): metaphysical painting. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Alberto Savinio — genre (P136): opera. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Alberto Savinio — date of birth (P569): August 25, 1891. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Alberto Savinio — date of birth (P569): August 29, 1891. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Alberto Savinio — date of death (P570): May 5, 1952. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Alberto Savinio — date of death (P570): May 13, 1952. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Alberto Savinio — participated in conflict (P607): World War I. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Alberto Savinio — family name (P734): De Chirico. Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Alberto Savinio — given name (P735): Alberto. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-13. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Alberto Savinio — given name (P735): Andrea. Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Alberto Savinio — pseudonym (P742): Alberto Savinio. Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Alberto Savinio — pseudonym (P742): for Andrea de Chirico. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-16. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Alberto Savinio — instrument (P1303): piano. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Alberto Savinio — described by source (P1343): Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Alberto Savinio — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Italian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Alberto Savinio — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Modern Greek. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Alberto Savinio — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Alberto Savinio — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Alberto Savinio — birth name (P1477): Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico. wikidata.org.

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