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Entries in Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1)

Wednesday
Jul242013

Unique Among the Unique

DateWednesday, July 24, 2013 at 11:11AM

Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Autumn - 1573 - Oil on canvas, 76 x 64 cm - Musée du Louvre, Paris (click photo for larger image)Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593) was an Italian painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer, active also in Austria and Bohemia. He came from a distinguished Milanese family that included a number of archbishops of the city. He is one of the most original artists ever--whose works can easily be mistaken for modern art. That is one of the hallmarks of Mannerism. The painting featured here is one of the series representing the four seasons, all in the Louvre. There are several other versions of the series in other museums.

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