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The Librarian
By Giuseppe Arcimboldo,1566
Painting, Oil paint, Mannerism
Height 71cm, Width 76cm
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In the portrait now represented by several copies called The Librarian, Arcimboldo used objects that signified the book culture at that time, such as the curtain that created individual study rooms
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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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"The Librarian" by Giuseppe Arcimboldo: A Symbolic Celebration of Intellectual Culture
This striking and imaginative portrait by Giuseppe Arcimboldo exemplifies the artist's unique style of creating human forms from inanimate objects. In "The Librarian," Arcimboldo constructs the figu
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"The Librarian" by Giuseppe Arcimboldo: A Symbolic Celebration of Intellectual Culture
SUMMARY
This striking and imaginative portrait by Giuseppe Arcimboldo exemplifies the artist's unique style of creating human forms from inanimate objects. In "The Librarian," Arcimboldo constructs the figu
...
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