Study of a Figure in a Niche (Saint Ambrose; recto); Architectural Studies: Four Alternative Designs for Fictive Niches and an Unrelated Design with Garlands (verso), ca. 1560-67
Catalogue
- Year
- 1564
- Dimensions
- 13-13/16 x 10-3/8 in. (35.1 x 26.3 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Artist
Painting
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi, was an Italian Mannerist painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and books.
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Study of a Figure in a Niche (Saint Ambrose; recto); Architectural Studies: Four Alternative Designs for Fictive Niches and an Unrelated Design with Garlands (verso), ca. 1560-67
1564 · Pen and brown ink, brush with pale brown and purple wash, over soft black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink, some sketches over black chalk (verso)
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- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Year
- 1564
- Dimensions
- 13-13/16 x 10-3/8 in. (35.1 x 26.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1564-T004356
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
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- verified
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More Pen and brown ink, brush with pale brown and purple wash, over soft black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink, some sketches over black chalk (verso). A patch with unrelated drawings by another hand, glued onto the sheet contains a cartouche design seen at lower right of recto, and an ornate garland design seen at lower left of verso works →All works by Giuseppe Arcimboldo →