Brief reminder of Part 1 (without mistake ) : In the 16th century , Guiseppe Arcimboldo worked in the shadow of his father , an artisan painter at Milan Cathedral . He quickly made a name for himself for the quality of his drawings and the way he assembled the pieces of glass used in stained-glass windows . He was called to Prague in 1562 to work as a portraitist for the imperial family . He then turned his attention to Mannerism , a new form of artistic expression . This style is characterised by complexitea , exagerated elegance and sophistication , a departure from the classical proportions and harmony of the Renaissance . This new style emphasisied the close relationship between man and nature . This is how the artist stretches and twists the body to alter proportions and translate mouvement . One of the most common features of this artistic move is the elongation of proportions . In this way , the slender face gains in refinement and grace . This new style played a fondamental role on Michelangelo and influenced other Italian artists . One of the innovative aspects of Arcimboldo ' s work lies in his inventive composition and his skil in creating it . His works are made up of a meticuloux arrangement of disparate elements or composed of fish , flowers , fruit or books to create a human silhouette . He began the Quatre Saisons series , a representation of imaginairy portraits . Composed from flora and fauna , his faces renewed the traditional style and were an immediate succes . They play on the association between the inanimate and the living , illusion and reality . They conceal a carefull study of nature through the form and colour of the subjects .
