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Vertumnus
is a painting completed by the
Mannerist
painter
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
in
Milan
c.
1590–1591
. It depicts the Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II
as
Vertumnus
, the Roman god of
metamorphoses
in nature and life. The fruits and vegetables symbolize the abundance of the
Golden Age
that had returned under the Emperor's rule. The painting is now held at
Skokloster Castle
.
Painting:
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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