These 8 Strange Abstract Paintings Will Blow Your Mind...Wait WHEN Were They Painted?

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.