Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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![Vertumnus, a portrait depicting Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor painted as Vertumnus, the Roman God of the seasons, c. 1590-1. Skokloster Castle, Sweden.](/Images/godic/202412/21/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo_-_Rudolf_II_of_Habsburg_as_Vertumnus_-_Google_Art_Project1309.jpg")
![Four Seasons in One Head](/Images/godic/202412/21/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo_-_Four_Seasons_in_One_Head_-_Google_Art_Project1310.jpg")
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe artʃimˈbɔldo]; also spelled Arcimboldi) (1526 or 1527 – July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books.