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

Nature studies

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Watercolour on parchment
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Cod. min. 42 fol. 20r (above) represents a study of the antlers of a red deer. The entire animal is to be found in fol. 9r. Fol. 20r (below) shows a head study of a chamois.