Giuseppe ArcimboldoGiuseppe Arcimboldo

1527 – 1593

Do you see a turkey dinner?

Or is a man smiling back?

Is this a vegetable bowl?

Or do you see a gardener?

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a painter who lived almost 500 years ago.

 He was famous for creating imaginative portraits made entirely of 

objects.

He used things like fruits,

vegetables,

flowers,

And even animals!

He was very famous in his lifetime.

But soon after his death he was forgotten for hundreds of years.

About 100 years ago he was rediscovered by Salvador Dali, the

famous painter.

This painting is called The Four Seasons in One

Head. It is said to be a self-portrait of

the artist.

It is the only painting by Arcimboldo

in an American museum.