1. If Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted a portrait today… What do you see in this portrait??

2. it might look like this. What do you see in this portrait???

3. Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian painter during the Renaisance period.

4. He was born in Milan, Italy. * In 1527

5. Puzzles and riddles were very popular during the Renaissance period.

6. Just like a puzzle he painted portrait heads made up of all different kinds of objects. Can you find the pea pod in the portrait????

7. Did you find the pea pod? The pea pod is used for the teeth.

8. In 1562 he was a court portraitist to Ferdinand at the Habsburg Court in Vienna. Habsburgcourt in Vienna Ferdinand

9. And later to Maximilian II and his son Rudolf II in a court in Prague. Rudolf Prague Maximilian

10. The King of Saxony visited Vienna in 1570 and when he saw Arcimboldo’s work he wanted a copy of his now famous Four Seasons. Can you figure out which portrait is which season?

11. WINTER Why do you think Arcimboldo called this winter???

12. SPRING What did Arcimboldo use to make this portrait look like Spring??

13. SUMMER Why do you think this one is called Summer?? What do you see?

14. AUTUMN What makes you think of autumn or fall in this portrait?

15. Giuseppe Arcimboldo made complex portraits using simple items. He used things such as fruit, flowers, fish and books. If you were Arcimboldo what would you use?

16. References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo http://www.abcgallery.com/A/arcimboldo/arcimboldo.html