These 8 Strange Abstract Paintings Will Blow Your Mind...Wait WHEN Were They Painted?
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo's work is full of intricate details. The complex nature of his art makes his work look modern, but it's not.
Although his collage-like paintings could easily been seen in a gallery today, Arcimboldo is actually known as a Mannerist painter. This is because his work dates back to 1520-1590 and has similar elements to the High Renaissance and Baroque periods.
He centers a lot of his work around religious figures, but due to its odd nature, art critics wondered if his work was the result of genius or insanity.
"Flora"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/1d8aa85da55b1ac62fb8d80c476a2232.jpeg)
"Winter"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/5c9a8b5399d7098367261d14911543b1.jpeg)
"Fire"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/c2380d6098d7f1c8c54e7085ef5f1a6e.jpeg)
"Water"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/aba53a19e60f70d0a20b66dcd151dfef.jpeg)
"Summer"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/dde5b93eda46a7d7ba61f985d59833d0.jpeg)
"Vertumnus"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/917d9346ad72bd83db6da4d16cb4a313.jpeg)
"The Four Seasons"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/178da5423ab611142b43650d99cdfcbb.jpeg)
"The Jurist"
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/sifts.spartzinc.com/images/a764a08b1f56aa11c02645205bbd4230.jpeg)
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