Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Italian, 1527–1593

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527–1593) was an Italian Mannerist painter, born and died in Milan. He served as court painter to three Habsburg emperors in Vienna and Prague, and is best known for imaginative portrait heads composed entirely of fruits, vegetables, flowers, books and other objects, such as Rudolf II as Vertumnus, The Librarian and The Jurist.

Sources: Wikipedia (en): Giuseppe Arcimboldo · Wikidata Q7751

3 artworks

A portrait of Rudolf II composed entirely of fruits and vegetables, depicting the Roman god Vertumnus.

Rudolf II as Vertumnus

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

A figure composed entirely of books, with an open book as a hat and others forming facial features.

The Librarian

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

A composite portrait of a jurist made from birds, fish, and books, dressed in a fur-trimmed robe.

The Jurist

Giuseppe Arcimboldo