Autumn, 1573 by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Canvas Print - 134-GAR
Location: Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceOriginal Size: 76 x 63.5 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $63.24 USD
Your Selection
Customize Your Print
By using the red up or down arrows, you have the option to proportionally increase or decrease the printed area in inches as per your preference.
*Max printing size: 33.9 x 28.3 in
*Max framing size: Long side up to 28"
"Autumn" will be custom-printed for your order using the latest giclée printing technology. This technique ensures that the Canvas Print captures an exceptional level of detail, showcasing vibrant and vivid colors with remarkable clarity.
Our use of the finest quality, fine-textured canvas lends art reproductions a painting-like appearance. Combined with a satin-gloss coating, it delivers exceptional print outcomes, showcasing vivid colors, intricate details, deep blacks, and impeccable contrasts. The canvas structure is also highly compatible with canvas stretching frames, further enhancing its versatility.
To ensure proper stretching of the artwork on the stretcher-bar, we add additional blank borders around the printed area on all sides.
Our printing process utilizes cutting-edge technology and employs the Giclée printmaking method, ensuring exceptional quality. The colors undergo independent verification, guaranteeing a lifespan of over 100 years.
Please note that there are postal restrictions limiting the size of framed prints to a maximum of 28 inches along the longest side of the painting. If you desire a larger art print, we recommend utilizing the services of your local framing studio.
*It is important to mention that the framing option is unavailable for certain paintings, such as those with oval or round shapes.
If you select a frameless art print of "Autumn" by Arcimboldo, it will be prepared for shipment within 48 hours. However, if you prefer a framed artwork, the printing and framing process will typically require approximately 7-8 days before it is ready to be shipped.
We provide complimentary delivery for up to two unframed (rolled-up) art prints in a single order. Our standard delivery is free and typically takes 10-14 working days to arrive.
For faster shipping, we also offer express DHL shipping, which usually takes 2-4 working days. The cost of express shipping is determined by the weight and volume of the shipment, as well as the delivery destination.
Once you have added the paintings to your shopping cart, you can use the "Shipping estimates" tool to obtain information about available transport services and their respective prices.
All unframed art prints are delivered rolled up in secure postal tubes, ensuring their protection during transportation. Framed art prints, on the other hand, are shipped in cardboard packaging with additional corner protectors for added safety.
Painting Information
Look at that face - it's absolutely bonkers. Arcimboldo's "Autumn" from 1573 isn't just a painting; it's a fever dream served up on a silver platter for the pleasure of the Habsburg court. And what a dream it is.
First, there's that nose - a pear, perfectly positioned, as if nature herself decided to play dress-up. Then those cheeks, made from apples so ripe you can practically smell them through the centuries. The whole thing is crowned with grapes that would make Bacchus himself jealous, tumbling down like some aristocrat's carefully arranged curls. And that beard! Made from wheat, it bristles with such conviction you'd think Arcimboldo had been studying hipster baristas rather than 16th-century courtiers.
But here's the really wild bit - this isn't just some artistic showing off. This painting was actually diplomatic currency, a gift from Emperor Maximilian II to Augustus of Saxony. Imagine that conversation: "Here's a portrait made of fruit and veg - now let's talk politics." The wooden barrel forming the chest is basically Renaissance power-dressing, a surreal take on the pompous outfits worn by court bigwigs. Against that pitch-black background (stolen straight from proper court portraits), the whole thing becomes deliciously subversive.
This is Renaissance art with its hair let down, having a proper laugh while simultaneously flexing its intellectual muscles. Every fruit, every vegetable is a double agent - working both as part of a face and as a symbol in some grand cosmic joke about nature, power, and the seasons. It's like someone took a still life, got it drunk on philosophical ideas, and convinced it to crash a portrait party. Absolute genius.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size:76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size:70.5 x 57.5 cm
Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size:70 x 49 cm
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna, Austria
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size:76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Original Size:76 x 63.5 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France