Giuseppe's father, Biagio Arcimboldo, was an artist of Milan, Italy. Like his father, Giuseppe Arcimboldo started his career as a designer for stained … 展开

A number of writers from seventeenth-century Spain allude to his work, given that Philip II had acquired some of Arcimboldo's paintings. … 展开

• Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. of Austria and his wife Infanta Maria of Spain with their children, c. 1563, Ambras Castle
• The Jurist, … 展开

• Air, c. 1566 (copy), private collection
• Fire, Oil on Wood, 1566, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
• Earth, possibly 1566, private collection, Austria 展开

In 1976, the Spanish sculptor Miguel Berrocal created the original bronze sculpture interlocking in 20 elements titled Opus 144 ARCIMBOLDO … 展开

Heritage
Giuseppe Arcimboldo did not leave written certificates on himself or his artwork. After the deaths of Arcimboldo and his patron—the emperor Rudolph II—the heritage of the artist was quickly forgotten, and many of his works … 展开

• Spring, 1563, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
• Summer, 1563, Kunsthistorisches Museum, … 展开