Arcimboldo Summer Painting Size:24"x30" This atmospheric winter landscape gazes

This atmospheric winter landscape gazes down a wide alpine valley blanketed in deep

Place it in an entrance hall to greet arrivals

lifted by the soft ochre of the village walls

Behind him

Dry golden reeds break through the snow at the water's edge

Arcimboldo Summer Painting Size:24"x30" This atmospheric winter landscape gazesThis is Arcimboldo's celebrated allegory of Summer, a profile portrait composed entirely of ripe seasonal produce set against a deep black ground. Cherries, plums, grapes, a blushing peach, a cucumber and an artichoke build up the face, while clusters of leafy greens and golden fruits crown the head like luxuriant, tumbling hair. The neck and shoulder are woven from ears of golden wheat and a straw garment marked with faint old inscriptions, the whole