Arcimboldo
/ (Italian artʃimˈbɔldo) /
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noun
Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
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archt., archway, Archy, arciform, Arcimboldi, Arcimboldo, Arciniegas, arc-jet engine, arcked, arc lamp, arc light
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How to use Arcimboldo in a sentence
By the time that you see them, they're bloated into surrealist Arcimboldo paintings, into soft constructions of rotten fruit.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEASTThere chanced to be in Denmark at the time a smooth-mouthed scoundrel with the unsavory name of Arcimboldo.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron WatsonTo this suggestion Arcimboldo, by no means averse to turning an honest penny, gave his assent.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron WatsonArcimboldo was not the man to let slip an opportunity to aggrandize himself.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron Watson