Hark back to the 16th century, the early days of revolution and discovery. While fields of study bloomed and Renaissance artists everywhere became inspired by tales of the holy, one artist found his muse in mother nature and her delicious treats. Guiseppe Arcimboldo was an artist born in Milan in 1527. By age 21, he was designing stained glass ceilings at local cathedrals and churches. A few years later, he began developing his own style of portraiture, a unique style that blended classic human shapes with fruits, veggies, and other tidbits of nature.
Despite the fact that this Renaissance-era artist created numerous traditional mannerist pieces, it is his odd portraits that still leave artists and patrons fascinated today. He combines the geometry of day-to-day items and creatures with human facial features and body structure to create fantastically real figures. Here are some of the works of Guiseppe Arcimboldo that have astounded and surprised the art world.
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