ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeFlorac. 1591Oil on panel, 73 x 56 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeFlora (detail)c. 1591Oil on panel, 73 x 56 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeFlora (detail)c. 1591Oil on panel, 73 x 56 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeFlora (detail)c. 1591Oil on panel, 73 x 56 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeFlora (detail)c. 1591Oil on panel, 73 x 56 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeFlora (detail)c. 1591Oil on panel, 73 x 56 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, Giuseppe

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ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Waiter1574Oil on canvas, 88 x 67 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Waiter (detail)1574Oil on canvas, 88 x 67 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Waiter (detail)1574Oil on canvas, 88 x 67 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Waiter (detail)1574Oil on canvas, 88 x 67 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Waiter (detail)1574Oil on canvas, 88 x 67 cmPrivate collection

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Librarianc. 1566Oil on canvas, 97 x 71 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Librarian (detail)c. 1566Oil on canvas, 97 x 71 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Librarian (detail)c. 1566Oil on canvas, 97 x 71 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Librarian (detail)c. 1566Oil on canvas, 97 x 71 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Librarian (detail)c. 1566Oil on canvas, 97 x 71 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Librarian (detail)c. 1566Oil on canvas, 97 x 71 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Vegetable Gardener1587-90Oil on wood, 36 x 24 cmMuseo Civico "Ala Ponzone", Cremona

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Vegetable Gardener1587-90Oil on wood, 36 x 24 cmMuseo Civico "Ala Ponzone", Cremona

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Vegetable Gardener1587-90Oil on wood, 36 x 24 cmMuseo Civico "Ala Ponzone", Cremona

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Vegetable Gardener (detail)1587-90Oil on wood, 36 x 24 cmMuseo Civico "Ala Ponzone", Cremona

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeThe Vegetable Gardener (detail)1587-90Oil on wood, 36 x 24 cmMuseo Civico "Ala Ponzone", Cremona

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeReversible Head with Basket of Fruitc. 1590Oil on wood, 56 x 42 cmFrench & Company, New York

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeReversible Head with Basket of Fruitc. 1590Oil on wood, 56 x 42 cmFrench & Company, New York

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeReversible Head with Basket of Fruitc. 1590Oil on wood, 56 x 42 cmFrench & Company, New York

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeReversible Head with Basket of Fruit (detail)c. 1590Oil on wood, 56 x 42 cmFrench & Company, New York

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeReversible Head with Basket of Fruit (detail)c. 1590Oil on wood, 56 x 42 cmFrench & Company, New York

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeRudolf II of Hamsburg or Vertumnus c. 1590Oil on panel, 68 x 56 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeRudolf II of Hamsburg or Vertumnus (detail)c. 1590Oil on panel, 68 x 56 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeRudolf II of Hamsburg or Vertumnus (detail)c. 1590Oil on panel, 68 x 56 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeRudolf II of Hamsburg or Vertumnus (detail)c. 1590Oil on panel, 68 x 56 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeRudolf II of Hamsburg or Vertumnus (detail)c. 1590Oil on panel, 68 x 56 cmSkoklosters Slott, Bålsta (Stockholm)

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ARCIMBOLDO, GiuseppeRudolf II of Hamsburg or Vertumnus

There is no mistaking this masterpiece of fantasy and virtuoso imagination by Arcimboldo.The mythical Vertumnus (or Vortumnus), god of harvests and abundance, is in fact a bizarre portrait of the Habsburg Emperor Rudolf II. In the

sixteenth century the emperor's cosmopolitan court in Prague became a centre of international art, where Arcimboldo moved in the refined and exclusive circles of late European Mannerism.

His painting might appear almost irreverent, but in fact is the manifestation of his eager search for new ideas and his exploration of different ways of expression. (It also gives quite a good impression of the Emperor.) This led him to break the usual rules in order to provoke uncensored

reactions and emotions. The paintings and objects contained in Rudolf of Habsburg's Wunderkammer (room of wonders) were unfortunately scattered after a Swedish army

sacked Prague during the Thirty Years' War (1618-48).

ARCIMBOLDO, Giuseppe

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian Renaissance painter known for his intricate paintings, which combined inanimate or found objects into a portrait that would resemble the portrait subject.

In 1562, he became the court painter to Ferdinand I of Vienna, and later for Maximilien II and his son Rudolph II of Prague. At this time, he was also employed as the court decorator and costume designer.

Most of Arcimboldo’s remaining works are of collected objects, which have been assembled to resemble people. He used fruits, flowers, vegetables, fish, and books, and other things, (among them slabs of meat), and arranged them in such a way as to not only resemble a person, but the person’s

resemblance as well.

Due to his strange rendition of the human figure, there is a debate among art critics as to whether or not Arcimboldo’s paintings are the work of a deranged mind. A more likely explanation, however, is that the

paintings are a product of the Renaissance era in which he lived, which was fascinated with riddles, puzzles, and the bizarre. If this was the case, then Arcimboldo’s strange depictions were only just

catering to the tastes of the time.

Many of his works were taken from Prague during the Thirty Years War by the invading Swedish army, and Arcimboldo was almost completely lost to history. His works were only just rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century by the Surrealist painters, including Salvador Dali, who were heavily

influenced by the artist’s unique style.