This painting is called Vertumnus. It's is an allegorical portrait of the monarch Rudolph II, emperor
of the House of Habsburg, as the Roman god of vegetation and transformation - Vertumnus.
The portrait shows the emperor as a ruler of all: the seasons, the flowers, the vegetables and
the fruits.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian painter who painted portraits made of objects such as fruits,
vegetables, flowers, fish, and books. He was born in 1527, during the Italian Renaissance. In the
discipline of Arts, when you study the Renaissance, the Baroque or even the Surrealism, you might
see Arcimboldo's other works.
He went to the Habsburg court in 1562, where he served as court painter to three emperors:
Ferdinand I, Maximilian II and Rudolf II. Vertumnus is one of Arcimboldo's most famous paintings.
When he sent his painting as a gift to emperor Rudolph II, a poet named Gregorio Comanini,
Arcimboldo's friend, wrote a poem:
Look at the apple, and the peach
Round, red, and fresh
That form both cheeks;
Turn your
mind to my eyes
One is a cherry
The other a red mulberry
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What do you think of Arcimboldo's work?
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Resposta:
a) What do you think of Arcimboldo's work?
Arcimboldo era um pintor que utilizava as frutas como artes para sua tela, como por exemplo: vegetais, flores, peixes e até livro.
Conforme explicação do texto ele fez várias pinturas como Ferdinan I, Maximilian II and Rudolf II, porém a pintura mais famosa de Arcimboldo se chama Vertumnus, onde o mesmo presenteou Rudolph II.
no texto fala sobre um amigo de Arcimboldo chamado Gregorio Comanini, ele até fez um poema:
Olha para a maçã, e para o pêssego
Redondo, vermelho, e fresco
Isso forma ambas as bochechas;
Vire o seu mente aos meus olhos
Uma é uma cereja
A outra uma amora vermelha
English Version:
Arcimboldo was a painter who used fruits as art for his canvas, such as vegetables, flowers, fish and even books.
As explained in the text, he made several paintings like Ferdinan I, Maximilian II and Rudolf II, but the most famous painting of Arcimboldo is called Vertumnus, where he gave Rudolph II.
In the text it talks about a friend of Arcimboldo's named Gregorio Comanini, he even made a poem:
Look at the apple, and the peach
Round, red, and fresh
That forms both cheeks;
Turn your mind to my eyes
One is a cherry
The other a red mulberry
Espero ter ajudado, essa deu trabalho ;)
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