The Art of Giuseppe Arcrimboldo

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 – 1593) was a famous court painter to the Hapsburg emperors. His work enjoyed a resurgence of popularity when Arcimboldo's eccentric “vegetable” portraits were rediscovered by the Surrealist in the 20th century. (Arcimboldo, Giuseppe. Summer. c. 1563. Oil on limewood. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie, Vienna.)His early artistic career was conventional. He