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Rudolph II as Vertumnus
Rudolf II
Vertumnus is an allegorical portrait of Arcimboldo’s employer, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II. The portrait, named after Vertumnus, god of the seasons, is composed by fruits and vegetables. The composition as a whole symbolizes how Rudolph’s reign is in perfect harmony with nature, whereas every individual object carries its own symbolic meaning. Vertumnus is known worldwide and has been reprod…
Creator
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Subject
- Vertumnus
- (story of) Vertumnus - attributes
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
- portraits
- Portrait
Medium
- Olja på pannå
Creator
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Subject
- Vertumnus
- (story of) Vertumnus - attributes
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
- portraits
- Portrait
Medium
- Olja på pannå
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Temporal
- 1590-1591
- 1590/1591
- 1590/1591
Current location
- Skokloster
Provenance
- Rudolf II of Habsburg (1552 – 1612), Prague 1621; Hans Christoffer von Königsmarck 1648; Bogesund Castle (?) 1680, 1728; Skokloster Castle 1845.
Identifier
- SWE_280_002
Extent
- 70 x 58 cm
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-12-02T14:42:47.437Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-03-03T12:28:30.908Z