arcimboldo_vertumnus.c1591
Vertumnus, 1591

Arcimboldo was born in Milan and he worked at the court of Rudolf II in Prague, son of Emperor Maximilian II.

His fantastic portraits look at a distance like normal portraits. The objects (flowers, plants, books) he used are related to the characterization of the personages.

arcimboldo_summer.1573
Summer, 1573
arcimboldo_librarian.1566
Librarian,1566

REFERENCES:

http://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/Education/learning-resources/an-eye-for-art/AnEyeforArt-GiuseppeArcimboldo.pdf