A book by this artist opens with a sketch of Cerberus as one-third unicorn and two-thirds dragon and features costume designs for a "necromancer" and a "man-at-arms."
A book by this artist opens with a sketch of Cerberus as one-third unicorn and two-thirds dragon and features costume designs for a "necromancer" and a "man-at-arms." This artist, who made sketches for court festivities and tournaments, depicted his patron in a mythologicalpainting inspired by a Sextus Propertius poem; that painting currently hangs in Skokloster Castle. A portrait by this artist includes two large cannons at the bottom and a double-headed eagle visible on the subject's torso to represent the Habsburgs; that portrait, Fire, is one of four donefor Maximilian II and inspired by the classical elements. This man's painting The Librarian uses the pages of a book to represent the title figure's hair. His most famous painting is a depiction of his patron Rudolf II as the god Vertumnus, who has a pear for a nose. For 10 points, name this Italian Mannerist who created portrait heads composed of fruits and other inanimate objects.
A book by this artist opens with a sketch of Cerberus as one-third unicorn and two-thirds dragon and features costume designs for a "necromancer" and a "man-at-arms."
Giuseppe Arcimboldo [or Giuseppe  Arcimboldi]