![Portrait of Giuseppe Arcimboldo](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/arcimboldo000.jpg)
Giuseppe Arcimboldo Painting Reproductions 1 of 2
1527-1593
Italian Mannerist Painter
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian Renaissance painter who was born in Milan in 1527. He was the son of Biagio Arcimboldo, a painter, and is believed to have been trained by his father.
Arcimboldo's early career involved working as a designer for stained glass windows in Milan. He then moved to the court of the Habsburgs in Vienna in 1562, where he worked as court painter for Emperor Maximilian II. During his time in Vienna, Arcimboldo produced a number of allegorical paintings and portraits of the imperial family, many of which were highly unusual in their composition and subject matter.
Arcimboldo returned to Milan in 1568 and continued to work as a court painter, this time for the Spanish Governor of Milan, Diego de Oropesa. He produced a series of paintings known as the Four Seasons, which are perhaps his most famous works. These paintings are composed entirely of fruits, vegetables, and other natural objects, arranged to create the image of a human head.
In addition to his allegorical paintings and portraits, Arcimboldo also produced a number of works that were more explicitly humorous or satirical. One example is his painting The Librarian, which shows a figure made entirely of books and other reading materials.
Arcimboldo's work fell out of favor after his death in 1593, and it was not until the 20th century that he was rediscovered and recognized as a significant artist. His work has since been the subject of numerous exhibitions and scholarly studies.
Today, Arcimboldo is remembered as a master of the grotesque and a pioneer of surrealism, whose imaginative and inventive works continue to captivate and intrigue audiences.
Arcimboldo's early career involved working as a designer for stained glass windows in Milan. He then moved to the court of the Habsburgs in Vienna in 1562, where he worked as court painter for Emperor Maximilian II. During his time in Vienna, Arcimboldo produced a number of allegorical paintings and portraits of the imperial family, many of which were highly unusual in their composition and subject matter.
Arcimboldo returned to Milan in 1568 and continued to work as a court painter, this time for the Spanish Governor of Milan, Diego de Oropesa. He produced a series of paintings known as the Four Seasons, which are perhaps his most famous works. These paintings are composed entirely of fruits, vegetables, and other natural objects, arranged to create the image of a human head.
In addition to his allegorical paintings and portraits, Arcimboldo also produced a number of works that were more explicitly humorous or satirical. One example is his painting The Librarian, which shows a figure made entirely of books and other reading materials.
Arcimboldo's work fell out of favor after his death in 1593, and it was not until the 20th century that he was rediscovered and recognized as a significant artist. His work has since been the subject of numerous exhibitions and scholarly studies.
Today, Arcimboldo is remembered as a master of the grotesque and a pioneer of surrealism, whose imaginative and inventive works continue to captivate and intrigue audiences.
35 Arcimboldo Paintings
![The Librarian, c.1566 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo001.jpg)
The Librarian c.1566
Oil Painting
$2388
$2388
Canvas Print
$53.77
$53.77
SKU: GAR-133
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 97 x 71 cm
Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 97 x 71 cm
Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden
![Autumn, 1573 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo002.jpg)
Autumn 1573
Oil Painting
$2987
$2987
Canvas Print
$63.55
$63.55
SKU: GAR-134
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
![Summer, 1573 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo003.jpg)
Summer 1573
Oil Painting
$3094
$3094
Canvas Print
$63.00
$63.00
SKU: GAR-135
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
![Rudolf II (Vertumnus), c.1590 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo004.jpg)
Rudolf II (Vertumnus) c.1590
Oil Painting
$3048
$3048
Canvas Print
$58.87
$58.87
SKU: GAR-3189
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 70.5 x 57.5 cm
Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 70.5 x 57.5 cm
Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden
![Terra, 1566 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo005.jpg)
Terra 1566
Oil Painting
$3218
$3218
Canvas Print
$51.56
$51.56
SKU: GAR-4257
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 70 x 49 cm
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna, Austria
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 70 x 49 cm
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna, Austria
![Spring, 1573 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo006.jpg)
Spring 1573
Oil Painting
$4518
$4518
Canvas Print
$62.18
$62.18
SKU: GAR-6075
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
![Winter, 1573 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo007.jpg)
Winter 1573
Oil Painting
$3128
$3128
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: GAR-6076
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
![Winter, 1563 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo008.jpg)
Winter 1563
Oil Painting
$3045
$3045
Canvas Print
$57.49
$57.49
SKU: GAR-6077
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 66.6 x 50.5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 66.6 x 50.5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
![Water, 1566 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo009.jpg)
Water 1566
Oil Painting
$5121
$5121
Canvas Print
$57.35
$57.35
SKU: GAR-6078
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 66.6 x 50.5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 66.6 x 50.5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
![Summer, 1563 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo010.jpg)
Summer 1563
Oil Painting
$2987
$2987
Canvas Print
$57.63
$57.63
SKU: GAR-6079
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 67 x 50.8 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 67 x 50.8 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
![Fire, 1566 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo011.jpg)
Fire 1566
Oil Painting
$2571
$2571
Canvas Print
$57.49
$57.49
SKU: GAR-6080
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 66.5 x 51 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 66.5 x 51 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
![Jurist, 1566 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo012.jpg)
Jurist 1566
Oil Painting
$2388
$2388
Canvas Print
$81.82
$81.82
SKU: GAR-6081
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 64 x 51 cm
Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 64 x 51 cm
Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden
![Cook, 1570 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo013.jpg)
Cook 1570
Oil Painting
$2209
$2209
Canvas Print
$53.65
$53.65
SKU: GAR-6082
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 52.2 x 41 cm
Private Collection
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 52.2 x 41 cm
Private Collection
![Vegetable Gardener, c.1590 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo014.jpg)
Vegetable Gardener c.1590
Oil Painting
$2057
$2057
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: GAR-6083
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 35 x 24 cm
Museo Civico Ala Ponzone, Cremona, Italy
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 35 x 24 cm
Museo Civico Ala Ponzone, Cremona, Italy
![Herod, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo015.jpg)
Herod n.d.
Oil Painting
$2905
$2905
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: GAR-6084
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 45.6 x 34 cm
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, Austria
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 45.6 x 34 cm
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, Austria
![Capon, 1597 by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo016.jpg)
Capon 1597
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: GAR-6085
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 22.1 x 14.9 cm
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 22.1 x 14.9 cm
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
![The Allegory of Earth, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo017.jpg)
The Allegory of Earth n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: GAR-6086
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
![An Allegory of Water, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo018.jpg)
An Allegory of Water n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: GAR-6087
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
![An Allegory of Fire, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo019.jpg)
An Allegory of Fire n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: GAR-6088
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
![An Allegory of Air, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo020.jpg)
An Allegory of Air n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: GAR-6089
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Private Collection
![Spring and Summer, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo021.jpg)
Spring and Summer n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: GAR-6090
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 17.3 x 23.5 cm
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 17.3 x 23.5 cm
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
![Autumn and Winter, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo022.jpg)
Autumn and Winter n.d.
Paper Art Print
$47.65
$47.65
SKU: GAR-6091
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 17.3 x 23.5 cm
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: 17.3 x 23.5 cm
National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
![Whimsical Portrait, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo023.jpg)
Whimsical Portrait n.d.
Oil Painting
$1304
$1304
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: GAR-6092
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Admiral, n.d. by Arcimboldo | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo/paintings-lg/arcimboldo024.jpg)
The Admiral n.d.
Oil Painting
$3272
$3272
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: GAR-6093
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection