Arcimboldo: 1526-1593

by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Sylvia Ferino

Famous all over the world for his portraits―an illustrated composite of plants, fruit, and animals combined to create the illusion of a human form― Arcimboldo still remains, paradoxically, a painter shrouded in mystery. This important monograph reveals the eclecticism of one of the most fertile and lively minds of the Mannerist period, placing him in the cultural context in which he lived and worked. Admired during his life, Arcimboldo fell into oblivion after his death in 1593. His original, eccentric works have been little understood―rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century by the Surrealists, who considered him a precursor of Modern art. His work has enjoyed a particular revival of interest again over the last twenty years. In addition to the artist’s anamorphic portraits, this volume includes an important selection of Arcimboldo’s paintings (many previously unpublished), tapestries, drawings, and illustrations created throughout his life, from his training in Lombardy to his time at the Hapsburg court. This volume will enable readers to discover and appreciate the scope of the great Arcimboldo’s extraordinary work. Exhibition ée du Luxembourg, Paris
September 15, 2007–January 13, 2008
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien
February 11, 2008 to June 1, 2008.

Genres: Art

320 pages, Hardcover

First published February 21, 2008

About the author

In surreal portraits of noted Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, other inanimate objects compose the features of the subjects.

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Reviews

[Raluca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a art junkie, so it was highly interesting, and the pictures are of high quality.

[Nic · Rating 5 out of 5]

I confess that I did not read this book, I got it for the pictures ... but oh, what wonderful pictures!