Instruments of Human Sustenance (Humani Victus Instrumenta): Agriculture
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
Catalogue
- Year
- 1569
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 14 11/16 × 9 13/16 in. (37.3 × 25 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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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Year
- 1569
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 14 11/16 × 9 13/16 in. (37.3 × 25 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1569-000777
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified