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Arcimboldo: Where Art and Science Meet
"Vertumnus," 1590, is a portrait of a Habsburg ruler, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. Arcimboldo betrays a knowledge of plants from the New World: …
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Arcimboldo, Part II: The Portrait Artist
The National Gallery of Art in Washington has acquired a fascinating portrait, "The Four Seasons in One Head," now on view with the Arcimboldo exhibi…
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Arcimboldo, Part III: A Surrealist Before his Time
I have often thought the Mannerist style of late Renaissance art had a lot in common with the Surrealism of the 20th century. After viewing the National Galle…
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