Today I had the amazing opportunity to visit the exhibition of the Arcimboldi in Palazzo Reale, Milan.
Coming from Venezuela, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, I grew up without any information about these talented artists (Giuseppe and Biagio) that lived most of their lives in Milan in the XVI century. I just remember the classic image of their masterpiece, the Vertunno, which I realized today that was an homage to Rodolfo The Second.
But Giuseppe and Biagio Arcimboldo (his father) are more than the Vertunno. They have a vast collection of paintings, influenced by the anatomy studies made by Leonardo Da Vinci. In their paintings, the Arcimboldi use vegetables and animals to create compositions that look like heads.
There are also paintings that make different series. There is the Seasons series with paintings that represent spring, summer, autumn and winter; the Ridiculous series and the Reversible Heads Series.
In the last one you can see the paintings with two different perspectives. Under any painting there is a mirror that allows you to see the reflection of the picture. With amazement you’ll realize that the image transforms into a new one. It has a different meaning if you rotate it 180 degrees!
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an exceptional and recognized artist in the XVI Century, and Maximilian II asked him to work for the Imperial Court of Vienna in 1562.
In the XX century the work of Arcimboldo took a second air with the birth of the new artistic movements, especially the surrealism.
The exhibition will continue at Palazzo Reale until May 22nd, 2011. Don’t miss it out!
For more information visit: http://www.mostrarcimboldo.it/
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