ARCIMBOLDO, Giuseppe
(b. 1526, Milano, d. 1593, Milano)
Treatise on Silk Culture and Manufacture (Series of Thirteen Drawings, No. 3)
c. 1586
Pen blue ink and blue wash on paper, 308 x 190 mm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Drawing No. 3 depicts the selection and cleaning of the mulberry leaves that are their only food.