Arcimboldo

Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Portrait of Emperor Rudolph II in the guise of Vertumn”

Giuseppe Archimboldo was an outstanding painter and decorator from Milan, as well as the grandson of the Archbishop of Milan. The artist lived in Italy of the 16th century and served the Habsburg dynasty

Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Seasons”

“The Seasons” – a cycle of four works of the sixteenth century Italian painter Giuseppe Archimboldo, who created them by order of the emperor. In these paintings, the artist managed to depict each of

Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Flora”

A human portrait consisting of flowers – this is how one can characterize the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo called “Flora”. The buds and petals make up the facial features and the collar, and the

Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Cook”

Portrait go still life? Hot or face? “Cook” is one of the most successful and entertaining visual illusions of Arcimboldo. The court portrait painter of the emperor Maximilian portrayed the chef, which once again

Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Librarian”

Giuseppe Archimboldo – an artist who lived in Italy in the 16th century, a painter at the court of the Habsburgs. He was a mysterious and original artist of the time, thanks to which

Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Summer”

Created in 1573 Materials: oil on canvas. Dimensions: 76 by 63.5 cm. Exhibited in the Louvre, Paris, France. Another similar, but written ten years earlier, the canvas is in the Vienna Museum of Art