The Arcimboldo Effect: Transformations of the Face from the 16th to the 20th Century

by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Karl Gunnar Pontus Hultén

Examines Giuseppe Arcimboldi's human portraits made up of fruit, flowers and other objects and analyzes the parallels between his art and 20th century artwork

402 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1987

About the author

In surreal portraits of noted Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, other inanimate objects compose the features of the subjects.

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