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Winter, (oil on canvas) painted in 1573 by Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93) - Paris, Louvre. Giuseppe Arcimboldo of Milan created still life paintings that were also portraits. The composition of fruit or tables was arranged into human forms. The cycle of Four Seasons paintings he repeated many times with each season depicted as a person. These paintings were called 'fantasy' or 'invention' paintings and were popular at the Imperial court at Vienna and Prague. The artist created his representation of a season by combining individual, and realistically depicted fruits or flowers in an unusual way - ©TopFoto.

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Winter, (oil on canvas) painted in 1573 by Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93) - Paris, Louvre. Giuseppe Arcimboldo of Milan created still life paintings that were also portraits. The composition of fruit or tables was arranged into human forms. The cycle of Four Seasons paintings he repeated many times with each season depicted as a person. These paintings were called 'fantasy' or 'invention' paintings and were popular at the Imperial court at Vienna and Prague. The artist created his representation of a season by combining individual, and realistically depicted fruits or flowers in an unusual way - ©TopFoto

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1596 x 2002 px | 9.1 MB

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13.5 x 17.0 cm | 5.3 x 6.7 in (300 dpi)

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