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L'imperatore Rodolfo II in veste di Vertumno
By Giuseppe Arcimboldo,1591
Painting, Oil paint, Mannerism
Height 70cm, Width 58cm
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"Vertumnus" was not intended for the amusement of Rudolf II, who admired this painting, but was an allegory of "beautiful harmony", glorifying the emperor, likened to the god of fertility and variab
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo (5 April 1526 – 11 July 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and boo
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"L'imperatore Rodolfo II in veste di Vertumno": Arcimboldo's Allegorical Portrait of Emperor Rudolf II
This striking and imaginative portrait, "L'imperatore Rodolfo II in veste di Vertumno" by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, depicts Emperor Rudolf II as Vertumnus, the Roman god of seasons, change, and fertility. Arcimboldo's signature style is evident in the composition, as the emperor's visage is formed enti
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"L'imperatore Rodolfo II in veste di Vertumno": Arcimboldo's Allegorical Portrait of Emperor Rudolf II
SUMMARY
This striking and imaginative portrait, "L'imperatore Rodolfo II in veste di Vertumno" by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, depicts Emperor Rudolf II as Vertumnus, the Roman god of seasons, change, and fertility. Arcimboldo's signature style is evident in the composition, as the emperor's visage is formed enti
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