Autumn

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

1573 · Oil on canvas · Musée du Louvre, Paris

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Autumn

Four Seasons in One Head

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About this work

Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527–1593)
Year: 1573
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 76 × 63.5 cm
Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Movement: Renaissance
Series: The Four Seasons (1573)

A gruff man's head facing left is composed of the harvest: his cheek and nose are an apple and a pear, his chin a pomegranate, his mouth a split chestnut, his ear a mushroom with a fig hanging from it as an earring, and his hair bunches of black and white grapes with vine leaves under a pumpkin for a cap. His body is a broken wooden barrel whose staves are bound with willow withies. Arcimboldo painted the canvas in 1573 as part of the second full set of the Seasons, very probably commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II as a gift for the Elector Augustus of Saxony, repeating compositions he had first painted in 1563; the original Autumn of that first series is lost. The Seasons were paired with Arcimboldo's other series, the Elements, Autumn corresponding to Earth, in an allegory of the harmony of nature under Habsburg rule. The set was purchased by the Musée du Louvre in 1964, and Autumn is currently displayed at the Louvre-Lens.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A harvest head of grapes, pears, a pumpkin cap and a barrel body against deep navy, rich and humorous, for a kitchen, dining room or wine corner at 16×24 in natural wood. A mustard, terracotta or warm white wall; it pairs with The Seasons: Autumn.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1573)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: kitchen, dining room, living room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Autumn in the public domain?

Yes. Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527–1593) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée du Louvre.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Autumn painted, and in what medium?

Autumn dates from 1573 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 76 × 63.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Autumn we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Giuseppe Arcimboldo's Autumn — Autumn — a head of grapes, pears, a mushroom ear and a pumpkin crown, set in a wooden barrel — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Arcimboldo: The Composite Heads, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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