Giuseppe Arcimboldo: Whimsical Portrait

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 ...more

In the fantastic portraits by the 16th-century Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, compositions of fruit, vegetables, flowers, and books, animals, or garden tools magically turn into vivid depictions of beautiful young women, weathered old men, or the personifications of the seasons and the elements. This volume brings together some of the ...more

An examination of the links between Renaissance and modern versions of the grotesque, which discusses the grotesque face of 16th-century poetics and rhetoric, and uses the term "eccentricity" to refer to styles of playful extravagance both then and now. ...more

Skinner auction house, Bolton (19 May 1988). Sale Code: 1192. 171 lot(s). Catalog is in English. Include works by: Abbey, Edwin Austin; Alexander, Francesca; American School, 20th Century; Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (School of); Arnoux, Michel; Babcock, William P.; Bauderon, Louis; Beal, Gifford; Beal, Reynolds; Benson, Eugene; Bernstein, Theresa Ferber; Blanchard, Jacques ...more