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

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

So his secretary wrote to desire Guido Arcimboldo, the Archbishop of Milan, who was then in Venice, to inquire for the Umbrian master, and see if he could be induced to visit Milan.

From Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Ady, Julia Mary Cartwright