Giuseppe Arcimboldo Herode XXe Siecle 1965

Title: Herode
Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Country: Italy
Medium: Offset
Marks: Not signed, not numbered
Paper Size: 12.50 x 10.50 inch
Printed: 1965 in France
Provenance: XXe siècle 25, 1965
Condition: very good

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593), also spelled Arcimboldi, was an Italian Renaissance painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books. These works form a distinct category from his other productions.