Transcript Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Carnegie Picture Lab

Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Pronounced:
Joo-zep-ay
Arch-im-bold-oh
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1527-1593
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Italian Renaissance
painter
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Mannerist
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Started career as a stained
glass designer for local
cathedrals at 21 years old,
just like his father.
“St. Catherine Talks to the Emperor about the True
Faith” in the Cathedral of Milan
“The Birth of Saint Catalina” in the Cathedral of Milan
“Vertumnus”
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Portraitist to emperors
Ferdinand I, Maximilian II
and Rudolph II.
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Also, served as their
decorator, costume
designer, architect, stage
designer, engineer, water
engineer, and overall art
specialist.
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“Vertumnus” = one of his
most famous artworks,
which was made to
resemble Rudolph II
Mannerism
shows the close relationship between humans and nature
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How do the
following portraits
demonstrate this?
“The Spring”
“The Lawyer”
Composite Portraits
“The Librarian”
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Best known for
making composite
portraits
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Wove fruits,
vegetables, flowers,
fish, books together
to make paintings
of people he knew
The Four Seasons
“Winter”
“Spring”
The Four Seasons
“Summer”
“Autumn”
The Four Elements
“Air”
“Fire”
The Four Elements
“Earth”
“Water”
“Multiple Image” Paintings
“The Cook”
“The Vegetable Gardener”