Arcimboldo at the Luxembourg museum Until January 13th, 2008

Famous for his composite heads made up of a combination of plants, fruits, animals and other elements, Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593) remains something of a mystery.

The exhibition presents one hundred works. In addition to the well-known composite heads on loan from private collections and museums around the world, an important group of paintings (including numerous portraits on view for the first time), tapestries, and drawings pay tribute to the extent of the artist's extraordinary pictorial universe, unequalled in allegorical and formal richness. Other works, including objects originating from the famous Hapsburg Kunstkammer and illustrated works directly connected with the artist, shed light on the socio-cultural context of the period and the Hapsburg court, thus heightening one's understanding of Arcimboldo's work.

His most notable masterpiece is without a doubt his PORTRAIT OF RUDOLPH II depicted as Vertumnus (Greek god of harvest and abundance) dated 1591 used for the exhibition poster.

Under the curatorship of Dr. Sylvia Ferino, curator of Italian Renaissance Painting at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the exhibition was co-organized by the Musée du Luxembourg and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, where it will be presented from until 1 June 2008.


Musée du Luxembourg
www.museeduluxembourg.fr
19, Rue Vaugirard
75006 Paris Map
Tel : 01 42 34 25 95
Fax : 01 53 01 38 80

Dates and opening hours :
Reservation (with France Billet)
Du 15/09/07 au 31/01/08 from 11:00am till 22:00pm : Monday, Friday, Saturday
Du 15/09/07 au 31/01/08 from 11:00am till 19:00pm : Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Metro :
Ligne 4 : stations Saint Sulpice, Odéon
Ligne 12 : station Rennes
RER B : station Luxembourg, sortie Jardin du Luxembourg

Autobus :
58, 84, 89, arrêts Musée du Luxembourg ou Sénat

Velib’ :
26 rue Guynemer ; 74 rue de Vaugirard ; 34 rue Condé

Parcs de stationnement :
Place Saint-Sulpice et Marché Saint-Germain

Admission :
until 31/01/2008 Fee: 13.20 €