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The Cook by Giuseppe Arcimboldo — VisualArtsDB

The Cook

The Cook

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

1570

Dimensions: 41 × 52 cm
Genre: allegorical painting
Museum: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

Styles

Mannerism (Late Renaissance)

Tags

food-and-beveragesarts-and-craftsdishware-and-cutleryallegories-and-symbols

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