Thursday, May 9, 2024

Giuseppe Arcimboldo
(1526 - 1593)
 

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi, was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and books.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo


Rudolf II of Habsburg as Vertumnus
1590
oil on panel
70x 58 cm
Skokloster Castle, Sweden
https://samlingar.shm.se/object/BD10473C-4D1B-4D89-82D9-4ADD890B7941

Emperor Rudolf II as Vertumnus, the Roman god of the seasons, growth, plants and fruit. The portrait is meant as an imperial allegory, corresponding with Arcimboldos series of the seasons, with the Emperor here seen as ruler of them all. The variety of flowers and fruits from all season signify that a golden era has returned under the Emperors rule.

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