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It is thought to be a portrait of Wolfgang Lazius, a humanist and historian who served Holy Roman Emperors of the House of Habsburg. In this painting, Arcimboldo’s subject is obvious: a lover of books made up out of books. 0000005083 00000 n
The Painting Librarian, Vacaville, California. The Library, 1960 tempera on fiberboard, 24 × 29 7∕8 in. This is an example of the painter’s ability to be less literal. Remembering his … 0000002525 00000 n
Choose your favorite library paintings from millions of available designs. Arcimboldo became official portraitist to Emperor Ferdinand I in 1562 and later to Maximilian II and Rudolf II. %PDF-1.4
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A scientific study published in 2011 concluded that The Librarian was a later copy of Arcimbolodo's original painting, whose whereabouts are unknown. 0000003945 00000 n
This is an example of Arcimboldo’s great talent of disguising his objects into the form of a person, or as in this case, disguising his person into the form of his objects. The work has been interpreted as both a celebration and a satirical mocking of librarians and scholarship. 0000001651 00000 n
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Excellent as always. Note: the 8x10" size is unavailable because the print quality doesn't meet FreeArt standards. The Librarian is one such painting. Loggy and Alex’s friendship in Miami’s redeveloping Liberty Square is threatened when Loggy learns that Alex is being relocated to another community. There are three other extant versions of the painting whose attributions are uncertain. 345 likes. This colorful view of a crowded reading room may show the 135 th Street Library—now the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture—where the country’s first significant collection of African American literature, history, and prints opened in 1925. The FreeArt logo watermark will not appear on your artwork Item: fan14981119 More art by Giuseppe Arcimboldo Favorited by 5 people. Skoklosters Slott, Balsta, Sweden. The Librarian is one of two works by Arcimbolodo in the collection of Skokloster Castle. 0000003137 00000 n
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FreeArt provides free small art prints and posters of millions of images! It is thought to be a portrait of Wolfgang Lazius, a humanist and historian who served Holy Roman Emperors of the House of Habsburg. Elhard notes that The Librarian has become "a fixture in the visual history of the library profession". Not only did Arcimboldo use fruits, vegetables, plants, and animals as objects for the compilations in his paintings, he also used inanimate objects such as books and papers. Librarian Scanning Books At Library Counter, Cute cartoon vector illustration of a librarian, Young woman sitting in library computer room, girl returning book to librarian in library. The Librarian, 1566. Fabulous subjects and extremely high quality prints. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Background Information for Teachers This colorful view of a crowded reading room depicts the 135th Street library in New York’s Harlem neighbor-hood. The Librarian is an oil on canvas painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in the collection of Skokloster Castle in Sweden. K. C. Elhard suggests that it may be specifically a parody of "materialistic book collectors more interested in acquiring books than in reading them." 0000001486 00000 n
We would definitely recommend her for any non-profit, school, agency who is … Free art print of The Librarian by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. 0000004246 00000 n
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The Painting Libraian provided our non-profit with a great opportunity to fundraise. Skokloster Castle dates the painting to 1562, though the painting is more often dated circa 1566. The Librarian is one of a series of paintings by Arcimboldo of members of Maximilian's entourage. 0000015594 00000 n
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The painting was brought to Sweden following the looting of Prague Castle by the Swedish army during the 1648 Battle of Prague and was owned by General Hans Christoff von Königsmarck.