DETAILS
- Artist
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Date
- 1560
- Location
- Bavarian State Painting Collections
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THE ARTIST
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century Italian Mannerist painter renowned for his imaginative portrait heads composed entirely of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other objects.
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