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This is a sculpture entitled "The Librarian" (ca. 1566) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

At the time, this portrait of Wolfgang Lazius, a famous scientist who was attached to the Habsburg court, must have provoked great merriment within those circles. As far as is known, it is the only portrait by Arcimboldo which is not composed of elements derived from nature.

This is a highly collectible, quality, resin sculpture with hand-painted color details, matte and glossy finish.
Guaranteed fully authentic and authorized piece!  Absolute Mint Condition, comes new in box! Measures 4.75 in. x 2.75 in. x 3 in.

Comes with a full color card with an image of the original artwork and a description card about Arcimboldo and his artwork. Both cards are in four languages.

This sculpture is amazing! When the public visits a museum, they repeatedly visit the same artworks to look at them from a different perspective. This fantastic sculpture offers art lovers the ability to “view” their favorite artwork in their own home, from an entirely different perspective, and in a different dimension: 3D! Have you ever wondered what the artwork looked like from behind the painting? Or from the side? To remind you of your museum experience, each figurine comes with a color card of the original painting, information about the painter and a description of the specific figurine reproduced.

GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO (CA. 1527-1593)

Initially, like his father, the Renaissance painter Arcimboldo worked as a painter on Milan Cathedral. This changed in 1562 when the Emperor of Hapsburg, Ferdinand I, summoned him to the royal court in Prague. Ferdinand’s successors, Maximillian II and Rudolph II, were also much taken with Arcimboldo’s marvelous talents and so, for nearly all of the rest of his life, he remained in the service of this court, not only as a painter, but also as an architect, a designer of bizarre settings and costumes, and an organizer of major festivities. His work was much appreciated both for its sense of craftsmanship as well as its artistic value, and its eccentric, if sometimes comical aspects, may have made a welcome change to the day-to-day harsh political reality. Arcimboldo owes his present-day fame to his artistic discovery of the composite head. He painted his first version of The Four Seasons, portraits composed of flowers, fruit, twigs and leaves, soon after his arrival in Prague.

ART BECOMES REALITY WITH THESE STATUE BUSTS
These somewhat bizarre fantasy representations of the human head look like comic book style constructions of good heroes and evil demons. They are amusing as a montage of vegetation, sea life, and book pages seeming overtaking the poor science fiction type person inside. They have a sort of monster style or sci-fi edge to them which any collector of the unusual and surreal would find amusing. What would they say if they could come alive?

This beautifully detailed piece retails at galleries for over $100. Buyer to add $9.95 S&H in the U.S. (Foreign bidders please add $19.95 S&H). Insurance is optional. Paypal accepted. Please take a look at our eBay store for a large selection of artwork and sculptures.