Flaunting Flowers Whats the Point of Flowers?

Photo: Gilley Schaeffer

Guiseppe Arcimboldo Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a 16th century Italian renaissance artist, used botanicals to compose portraits. Look at examples of some of his paintings: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Vortumnus-Portrait Rudolf II. Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a 16th century Italian renaissance artist, used botanicals to compose portraits. Look at examples of some of his paintings: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Vortumnus-Portrait Rudolf II.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Pair up with a classmate. Look at one image and write down everything you observe. Then switch images with your partner and write down everything you notice about the second image. Pair up with a classmate. Look at one image and write down everything you observe. Then switch images with your partner and write down everything you notice about the second image. Compare and contrast the images. Share what you each have written. Compare and contrast the images. Share what you each have written. What do the different images have in common? What do the different images have in common? How are the images different? How are the images different? What does each image say about nature? What does each image say about nature? What do the images say about humans? What do the images say about humans?

Floral Clock. This floral clock is inspired by investigations and conclusions that the scientist Carl Linnaeus made about certain flowers. What do you think Linnaeus observed about specific flowers that makes sense to locate these flowers at certain hours of the day?