Bookish Matters

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

—Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

What are you made of?



I love the Arcimboldo paintings. His most famous is Vertumnus:


But his lesser known works are great to, like this one made of fish:


Or the ones where if looked at right-side up are still lifes or normal scenes, but when turned upside down are faces:


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  1. RhiannonFebruary 9, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Ooooo, I hadn't seen any of these since elementary school! I used to love them!

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