Fire
1566, Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Fire
Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be found in the KHM. They can be interpreted in the context of Arcimboldo’s cycle of the seasons, created previously: “Summer” (Inv.No. 1589) corresponds to “Fire”, “Winter” (Inv.No. 1590) to “Water” (Inv.No. 1586), “Spring” to “Air” and “Autumn” to “Earth”. In comparison, “Fire” with its chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece and medallion of the Two-Headed Eagle hints most clearly at Emperor Maximilian II.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Lombard
Dated
1566
Artist
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526 - 1593 Mailand) - GND
Material
Limewood
Dimensions
66,5 cm x 51 cm
Framed: 79,5 x 63,3 x 5,5 cm
Signed
Inscribed at lower right: Joesphus Arcimboldus Mlnensis. F.
Inscribed
auf der Rückseite: IGNIS 1566
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 1585
Provenance
painted for Emperor Maximilian (?); from the treasury of Rudolf II; 1748 in the Vienna treasury; from 1830 in the picture gallery
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