Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Self-portrait
Birth name	Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Born	1527 Milan
Died	July 11, 1593(age 66) Milan
Nationality	Italian
Field	Painting
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimboldi; 1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books -- that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole collection of objects formed a recognisable likeness of the portrait subject. is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... For other uses, see Head (disambiguation). ... WordNet gives four main senses for the English noun object: a physical entity; something that is within the grasp of the senses; an aim, target or objective — see Object (task); a grammatical Object — either a direct object or an indirect object the focus of cognitions or feelings. ... Popular Japanese fashion magazine throughout the 1990s; the photography of which has recently been reissued in two collections from Phaidon press. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms ( flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... [1]#redirect Book ... For other uses, see Paint (disambiguation). ... Look up Canvas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Portrait (disambiguation). ... See subject (grammar) for the linguistic definition of subject. ...

Biography

Vertumnus, a portrait of Rudolf II. Now at Skokloster Castle, Sweden.

Arcimboldo was born in Milan in 1527, the son of Biagio, a painter who did work for the office of the Fabbrica in the Duomo.^[1]Arcimboldo was commissioned to do stained glass window designs beginning in 1549, including the Stories of St. Catherine of Alexandria vitrage at the Duomo. In 1556 he worked with Giuseppe Meda on frescoes for the Cathedral of Monza. In 1558, he drew the cartoon for a large tapestry of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which still hangs in the Como Cathedral today.^[2] Download high resolution version (768x1062, 175 KB)Vertemnus by Giussepe Arcimboldo. ... Download high resolution version (768x1062, 175 KB)Vertemnus by Giussepe Arcimboldo. ... In Roman mythology, Vertumnus (Vortumnus, Vertimnus) was the god of seasons, change and plant growth, as well as gardens and fruit trees. ... Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Rudolph IIs personal imperial crown, later crown of the Austrian Empire Rudolf II Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. ... Castle and surroundings ca 1690-1710. ... Born can mean: Childbirth Born, Netherlands Max Born Born, Luxembourg This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... For other uses, see Son (disambiguation). ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Look up work in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Staind is an American alternative metal group[1][2] from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the material. ... For other uses, see Window (disambiguation). ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Giuseppe Meda (c. ... Façade. ... January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of the Kingdom of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... This article is about tapestry the textile. ... According to Catholic theology and the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, the body of Mary, the mother of Jesus, venerated by these denominations as the Blessed Virgin Mary or Theotokos, respectively, was taken into Heaven along with her soul after her death. ... The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary Marian apparitions shrines to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary in Islam, the Islamic theological and doctrinal concept... For other uses, see Cathedral (disambiguation). ...

In 1562 he became court portraitist to Maximilian II at the Habsburg court in Vienna, and later, to his son Rudolf II at the court in Prague. He was also the court decorator and costume designer. King Augustus of Saxony, who visited Vienna in 1570 and 1573, saw Arcimboldo's work and commissioned a copy of his "The Four Seasons" which incorporates his own monarchic symbols. Year 1562 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. His Coat of Arms Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty (July 31, 1527 – October 12, 1576) was king of Bohemia from 1562, king of Hungary from 1563 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1564 until his death. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Rudolph IIs personal imperial crown, later crown of the Austrian Empire Rudolf II Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other persons named Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DED Capital Dresden Minister-President Georg Milbradt (CDU) Governing parties CDU / SPD Votes in Bundesrat 4 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  18,416 km² (7,110 sq mi) Population 4,252,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 231 /km... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ...

Arcimboldo's conventional work, on traditional religious subjects, has fallen into oblivion, but his portraits of human heads made up of vegetables, fruit and tree roots, were greatly admired by his contemporaries and remain a source of fascination today. Art critics debate whether these paintings were whimsical or the product of a deranged mind.^[3]. A majority of scholars hold to the view, however, that given the Renaissance fascination with riddles, puzzles, and the bizarre (see, for example, the grotesque heads of Leonardo da Vinci, a fellow Milanese), Arcimboldo, far from being mentally imbalanced, catered to the taste of his times. Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... Roots is: The plural of Root Roots (album) Roots (TV miniseries), a mini-series based on a novel by Alex Haley Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a novel by Alex Haley Roots Canada Ltd. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... For other uses, see Mind (disambiguation). ... “Da Vinci” redirects here. ...

Arcimboldo died in Milan, to which he retired after leaving the Habsburg service. It was during this last phase of his career that he produced the composite portrait of Rudolph II (see above), as well as his self-portrait as the Four Seasons. His Italian contemporaries honored him with poetry and manuscripts celebrating his illustrious career. His hidden-face still-lives are a possible influence on his younger Lombard contemporary Caravaggio, whose painting of fruit in the Brera museum in Milan ranks as one of the earlist independent still-lives. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Caravaggio (disambiguation). ... ...

When the Swedish army invaded Prague in 1648, during the Thirty Years' War, many of Arcimboldo's paintings were stolen from Rudolf II's collection. For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... 1648 (MDCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Sweden  Bohemia Denmark-Norway[1] Dutch Republic France Scotland England Saxony  Holy Roman Empire Catholic League Austria Bavaria Spain Commanders Frederick V Buckingham Leven Gustav II Adolf â€  Johan Baner Cardinal Richelieu Louis II de Bourbon Vicomte de Turenne Christian IV of Denmark Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar Johann Georg I... Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Rudolf II Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. ...

His works can be found in Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Habsburg Schloss Ambras in Innsbruck, the Louvre in Paris, as well as numerous museums in Sweden. In Italy, his work is in Cremona, Brescia, and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado, the Menil Foundation in Houston, Texas, and the Candie Museum in Guernsey also own paintings by Archimboldo. Madonna in Green by Raffaello Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel. ... In the foreground is The Spanish Hall An engraving by Matthäus Merian The Ambras Castle (German: Schloss Ambras) is located in Innsbruck, Austria. ... Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ... This article is about the museum. ... Cremona is a city in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley). ... The Capitoline Temple. ... The Uffizi Gallery (Italian Galleria degli Uffizi) is a palace or palazzo in Florence, holding one of the most famous museums in the world. ... Florence (or Firenze, Florentia and Fiorenza) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. ... The Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest public art museum in the United States and largest in the state of Connecticut. ... Hartford redirects here. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym Connecticuter or Connecticutian[2] Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[4] Area  Ranked 48th in the US  - Total 5,543[5] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km... The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denvers Civic Center. ... Nickname: Location of Denver in the State of Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State State of Colorado City and County Denver[1] Founded 1858-11-22, as Denver City, K.T.[2] Incorporated 1861-11-07, as Denver City, C.T.[3] Consolidated... Houston redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... For other uses , see Painting (disambiguation). ...

Legacy

The bizarre works of Arcimboldo, especially his multiple images, were rediscovered in the early 20th century by Surrealist artists like Salvador Dalí. The “The Arcimboldo Effect” exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice (1987) included numerous 'double meaning' paintings. Arcimboldo's influence can also be seen in the work of Shigeo Fukuda, István Orosz, Octavio Ocampo, and Sandro del Prete, as well as the films of Jan Švankmajer. His painting, Water, was used as the cover of the album Masque by the progressive rock band Kansas.
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References

Gallery

Winter, 1573, oil on canvas, Louvre Museum, Paris Download high resolution version (802x971, 137 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...	Spring, 1573, oil on canvas, Louvre Museum, Paris Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (581x700, 98 KB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo ~ Spring, 1563, oil on wood, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright...	Summer, 1573, oil on canvas, Louvre Museum, Paris Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (591x725, 115 KB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo ~ Summer, 1573, oil on canvas, Musee du Louvre, Paris This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the...	Autumn, 1573, oil on canvas, Louvre Museum, Paris Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (609x750, 84 KB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo ~ Autumn, 1573, oil on canvas, Musee du Louvre, Paris This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the...
The Librarian, 1556, oil on canvas, Skokloster Castle, Sweden Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Castle and surroundings ca 1690-1710. ...	An earlier version of Summer, 1563, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria

See also

• Hidden faces

People often see hidden faces in things. ...

External links

• Giuseppe Arcimboldo at Olga's Gallery
• Arcimboldo at TVM
• Arcimboldo in the "A World History of Art"
• Web Gallery of Art
• Arcimboldo at MuseumSyndicate
• Arcimboldo at Panopticon Virtual Art Gallery
• Skokloster Castle, Sweden
• Arcimboldo, from Milan's cathedral to european courts