Arcimboldo
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Giuseppe Arcimboldo calendar I'm always looking for ways to get a food fix without actually eating.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2010
It ridded her of that consummate scoundrel Arcimboldo.
From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Watson, Paul Barron
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