Winter Print, Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1563 Renaissance Wall Art, Surreal Portrait Painting

An old man made from a tree stump, with fungus for lips and ivy for hair. He was painted for an emperor.

A fine art print of Winter by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Renaissance wall art for a dark academia study.

ABOUT THE PAINTING
Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted Winter in 1563 for the Habsburg court in Vienna. It belongs to his Four Seasons, a series of heads built entirely from the things of each season. Winter is a gnarled stump with cracked bark for skin and a fungus for a mouth, wrapped in a woven straw cloak and crowned with twigs and ivy.

Look closely at the cloak. A lemon and an orange hang from it like jewels, the winter harvest of the imperial greenhouses. A hidden letter M and the firesteel of the Order of the Golden Fleece honour the emperor Maximilian II, to whom Arcimboldo presented the series on New Year's Day 1569. The original belongs to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

THE LOOK
Bark brown, moss green and straw gold against a near black ground. Strange, witty and unforgettable. Renaissance wall art for a study, a dining room or a cabinet of curiosities, and maximalist wall art that starts conversations.

GIFTING
A clever gift for a birthday or a housewarming, and a fine choice for the darker months. A Renaissance joke with a royal secret.

MORE
More curious faces in our Portrait Paintings collection: The Mask by Bruno Croatto and Man Wearing Laurels by John Singer Sargent.

THE PRINT
A fine art reproduction of the original painting on 200gsm matte paper. Rich colour, no glare.

Sizes: A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, plus 12x16, 18x24 and 24x36 inches. Custom sizes on request. Frames: black, white or oak, or unframed.

Printed locally in the UK, Europe, the US, Canada and Australia, at the location closest to you. Free tracked shipping, no customs fees.

Please note: each print is reproduced from a museum photograph of the original painting. Larger sizes show the canvas weave, brushwork and age cracks up close, details not visible in these photos or smaller prints. Like the painting itself, it is best viewed from a short distance.

REAL ART, NOT AI
Every print in our shop starts with a real painting from a museum collection or public archive. We research each work and prepare the file for print. We never sell AI-generated art.

PRINT QUALITY
200gsm matte paper. Archival, fade-resistant inks. Sharp detail and deep colour.

SIZES
A5: 148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8.3 in)
A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in)
A3: 297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 in)
A2: 420 x 594 mm (16.5 x 23.4 in)
A1: 594 x 841 mm (23.4 x 33.1 in)
12 x 16 in (30 x 40 cm)
18 x 24 in (45 x 60 cm)
24 x 36 in (60 x 90 cm)
Need a size to fit an existing frame? Message us for a custom print.

FRAMING
Unframed, or framed and ready to hang. Frames in black, white and oak.

DELIVERY
Unframed prints ship rolled in a postal tube. Framed prints ship flat and protected. Every order ships tracked to the UK, US, EU, Canada, Australia and worldwide.

QUESTIONS
Message us about sizing, framing or custom orders. We reply within a few hours.