Arcimboldo

British  

/ artʃimˈbɔldo /

noun

1. Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat

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Example Sentences

There are echoes of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, the Italian Mannerist painter best known for imaginative portrait heads made entirely of fruits, vegetables and flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2019

The Red Queen’s attendants are made out of vegetables, for instance, which is a nod to Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a Renaissance painter who turned out portraits of people with pear noses and eggplant necks.

From New York Times • May 17, 2016

Rudolf II – whose rich collections will be shown at the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge this summer – sponsored the fantastical paintings of Arcimboldo, while the Spanish branch of the dynasty employed Velázquez.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2011

Your first instinct is to spot sources for those styles and figures: Picasso, Arcimboldo, Cookie Monster, Goya, Looney Tunes.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2011

The Duke Lorenzo at once decided to employ Perugino, and wrote to his friend Guido Arcimboldo, Archbishop of Milan, who was then in Venice, begging him to inquire about Perugino, and, if possible, engage him.

From Great Masters in Painting: Perugino by Williamson, George C.