ARCIMBOLDO, Giuseppe
(b. 1526, Milano, d. 1593, Milano)

Winter

1573
Oil on canvas, 76 x 63,5 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

The painting is one of the series representing the four seasons, all in the Louvre. There exists several other versions of the series in other museums (e.g. in Vienna).

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 15 minutes):
Joseph Haydn: The Seasons, Part 4 Winter, excerpts