Archimboldo Portrait Game

Arcimboldo was a Renaissance painter who focused on painting things more than people. He painted portraits of people using objects to represent their features: eyes, nose, mouth, neck and hair.

An example of a portrait he created using images of flowers:

Flora


Flora. Image Source: Olga's Gallery
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Arcimboldo also created portraits based on a person's profession.

Examine Arcimboldo's portrait of a librarian to identify objects you would find in a library:

The Librarian
The Librarian. Image Source: Olga's Gallery
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Create your own portrait using objects:

Choose a profession from the pictures below. Use objects from each profession to represent facial features: eyes, nose, mouth, and so on. You can print your work when you are finished (use your browser's print button).

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