1. “Autumn” Giuseppa Acrimboldo 2nd Grade Art Masterpiece by
Riggs Elementary, September Lesson

2. Giuseppa Arcimboldo Born in Italy in 1527
Name pronounced: Gee-she-you-pay Ar-cheem-bowl-doh
Famous during his life
Rich people paid him lots of money to paint their pictures.
His work was very modern for his day.
His art is on display in the Louvre in France. (A famous Art Gallery)

3. “Self-Portrait”
This means Guiseppa Arcimboldo painted this picture of himself.
Painted in 1591

4. Unusual Portraits A Portrait is a picture of a person.
He painted imaginary portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruit, vegetables, flowers and books.
He painted some portraits called “Seasons” named after the seasons of the year (Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring)
Do you think this picture is “Summer” or “Winter”? Why?

5. “Fruit Basket” or is it?

6. “Autumn” 1573 What items can you see in this painting?
Does it have “texture”? How would it feel if you could touch it.
Do you like it? Why or why not?
Why do you think he called this painting “Autumn”?

7. Your turn – Let’s make a face!
Write your name on your paper plate.
Use your pencil to draw eyes, a nose and mouth on your plate.
Fill the nose, mouth and eyes with glue – you will use a paint brush to put on the glue.
Place beans, pasta and rice on the glue to make your face.
Once you are done with the eyes, nose and mouth, then fill the other areas of the face with glue and add more pasta and rice to finish your face.
Glue a Popsicle stick on the back and let it dry!