1. Portraits Realistic vs. Abstract

2. Realistic vs. Abstract
Realistic: An artwork that is shown true to life without stylization or idealization.
Abstract: An artwork based on a subject but there are few details & the elements are simplified or rearranged.
Acrimboldo, Rudolph II as Vertumnus, oil on panel, ~1590.
Chuck Close, The Big Self-Portrait, drawing, 1967.

3. Artist: Guiseppe Acrimboldo
From: Italy
Time frame:

4. Guiseppe Arcimboldo, Vertumnus (Emperor Rudolph II), oil on wood, 68cmx56cm, 1590.

5. Guiseppe Arcimboldo, Close-up of Vertumnus (Emperor Rudolph II), oil on wood, 68cmx56cm, 1590.

6. Guiseppe Arcimboldo, The Gardner, oil on wood, 35cmx24cm.

7. Guiseppe Arcimboldo, Spring, oil on wood, 66cmx50cm, 1563.

8. Guiseppe Arcimboldo, Winter, oil on wood, 67cmx51cm, 1563.