Who is Arcimboldo? Born in Milan, Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a rather mysterious Italian painter who lived from 1526 to 1593. He is known for his optical illusion portrait paintings or composite heads, which are made of a variety of objects such as fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers, books, twigs, and animals arranged to create a human … Continue reading Giuseppe Arcimboldo Art: the fusion of symbolism and illusion