Transcript Guiseppe Arcimboldo

Guiseppe
Arcimboldo
Guiseppe
Arcimboldo was born
Arcimboldo
in Milan in 1527.
He
was the son of
another artist, Biagio
Arcimboldo.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
showed such
extraordinary talent
that none other than
Leonardo da Vinci
accepted him as a
Guiseppe
ArcimboldoArcimboldo
was so
talented that very wealthy
people employed him to
paint portraits of them.
But there was something
unusual about the way
Guiseppe painted their
portraits.
Can you see why?...
Guiseppe
What’s strange about
Arcimboldo
Arcimboldo’s
works is
that in many he used
items from nature,
especially foods, such
as fruits and
vegetables. For
example, a pear is
used as a nose,
apples as cheeks,
grapes, cherries,
Guiseppe
When looked
at from a Arcimboldo
distance these
portraits look
human, but as
you move in
closer, they
become more
like a bizarre
collections of
fruits.
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Arcimboldo
Some of his
portraits were
clever illusions.
Look at this one. It
looks like a bowl
of fruits and
vegetables.
Guiseppe
But… when
you
Arcimboldo
turn it upside
down, the bowl
becomes a hat
over the face of a
man with apples
for cheeks and
grapes for lips. It’s
remarkable.
Guiseppe
Next week,
you are going to have a go at
Arcimboldo
making your own fruit and vegetable portraits.
Now, make a plan, think about what you will
use for the:
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Eyes
Nose
Mouth
Hair