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This is a sculpture entitled "VERTUMNUS" (ca. 1591) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

Here Emperor Rudolph II is portrayed as Vertumnus, the Roman god of autumn, who's main task it is to guard the orchards and to grant an abundance of fruit. Thus it is a tribute to the wise rulings of the Emperor who enables his subjects to harvest the rich fruit of the fields in peace. Arcimboldo painted this portrait towards the end of his life, in Milan. He had been allowed to return there, but only on the condition that he continued to work for the Emperor.

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 4.5 in. x 3.5 in. x 2.5 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.

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