Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93)

Creator details

Name: Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93)
Nationality: Italian
Biography: Giuseppe Arcimboldo (b. 1527 d. 1593) was an Italian painter. He was known for designing imaginative portrait heads constructed of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and books. This was known as a new style, 'composite heads'. These works are very distinct from his other pieces. His art can be considered within the Mannerist tradition.

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Assets (59 in total)

Autumn, 1573 (oil on canvas)

Spring, from a series depicting the four seasons, 1573 (oil on canvas)

Summer, 1573 (oil on canvas)

Winter, 1573 (oil on canvas)

The Vegetable Gardener, c.1590 (oil on panel)

Earth, c.1570 (oil on panel)

Vertumnus, 1591 (oil on panel)

Water (oil on canvas)

Summer, 1573, (oil on canvas)

Summer, 1563, (oil on canvas)

Spring (oil on canvas)

Winter (oil on canvas)

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