The Librarian by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, circa 1570.
The Librarian. Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Circa 1570.
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The Librarian by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, circa 1570.
The Librarian. Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Circa 1570.
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This is one of the strangest paintings I have ever seen. Imagine a surrealist painting in 1570. Either he was pretty ahead of his time or mad. The only other artist that comes to mind as being surrealistic of about that time was Hieronymus Bosch
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Isn’t it, though? Although the nature of his sanity has been debated (more because of his work and not because there is any real indication he was mad) but I think he was just ahead of his time. The Surrealists were influenced by him, as you can imagine.
This is a link to another famous painting of his.
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Ah, yes, that one in the link I have seen before. Really, really strange but amusing in its way, too. Thanks, maedez.
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You are quite welcome!
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CLEVER!! This is from 1570? Get out! It’s a delightful twist on the “regular” paintings of the day…
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Yep! Dude was way ahead of his time.
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Obviously a time-traveller…..
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Ha!
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