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Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits

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Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits
Italian: Interno metafisico con biscotti
ArtistGiorgio de Chirico
Year1916 (1916)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions81.3 cm × 65.1 cm (32 in × 25+58 in)
LocationMenil Collection, Houston

Metaphysical Interior with Biscuits (Template:Lang-it) is a 1916 painting by Italian metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. It is one of the earliest editions in a series of works that extended late into Chirico's career.

Like the others in this series, this painting depicts a room cluttered with objects in a surreal arrangement. In this case the main focus is a panel on which are mounted several biscuits (crackers) arranged to resemble an abstract face. Behind this panel is a picture in an irregularly shaped frame. The image in the frame is an architectural scene in the style of de Chirico's earlier work.