Arcimboldo – Bassano – Bruegel. Nature's Time.
11 March until 29 June 2025
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[jpg] (1.5 MB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593)
Four Seasons in One Head
1590
Poplar panel; 60.4 × 44.7 cm
Washington, National Gallery of Art, inv. 2010.77.1; Paul Mellon Fund
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

[jpg] (1.3 MB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593)
Summer
1563
Lime panel; 67 × 50.8 cm
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (1.0 MB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593)
Winter
1563
Lime panel; 66.6 × 50.5 cm
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (1.3 MB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593)
Earth
c.1566
Panel; 70 x 49 cm
LIECHTENSTEIN, The Princely Collections,
Vaduz – Vienna
© LIECHTENSTEIN, The Princely Collections, Vaduz – Vienna/SCALA, Florence

[jpg] (2.9 MB) Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593)
Spring
1555/60
Panel; 68.3 × 57 cm
Munich, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen,
Alte Pinakothek
© bpk/Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

[jpg] (1.2 MB) Jacopo dal Ponte, called Bassano (1510/12–1592)
Summer (Sacrifice of Isaac)
1570/75
Canvas, top and bottom extended; 78.5 × 110.5 cm Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (1.5 MB) Jacopo dal Ponte, called Bassano (1510/12–1592)
Sleeping Shepherd
c.1568
Canvas; 99.5 × 137.5 cm
Budapest, Szépművészeti Múzeum
© Szépművészeti Múzeum/Museum of Fine Arts

[jpg] (1.7 MB) Francesco dal Ponte, called Bassano (1549–1592)
Summer
c.1580
Canvas; 111 cm × 145.5 cm
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (1.6 MB) Leandro Dal Ponte, genannt Bassano (1557–1622)
June
1581/87
Canvas; 145 × 216 cm
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (1.5 MB) Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525/30–1569)
The Return of the Herd (Autumn)
1565
Oak panel; 117 × 159.7 cm
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (1.8 MB) Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525/30–1569)
Hunters in the Snow (Winter)
1565
Oak panel; 116.5 × 162 cm
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (2.1 MB) Giorgio da Castelfranco,
called Giorgione (1477/78–1510)
The Three Philosophers
1508/09
Canvas; 125.5 × 146.2 cm
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Picture Gallery
© KHM-Museumsverband

[jpg] (2.4 MB) Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
Sprigs of Oak (Quercus robur) and Dyer’s Greenweed (Genista tinctoria)
c.1506-12
Red chalk, touches of white chalk, on orange-red prepared paper; 188 × 154 mm
The Royal Collection/HM King Charles III
© Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2025,
Royal Collection Trust

[jpg] (3.2 MB) Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Bouquet of Violets
1495/1500
Watercolour and gouache on vellum, highlighted with white, mounted on cardboard; 115 × 102 mm
Vienna, Albertina
© Albertina, Vienna

[jpg] (1.8 MB) Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Dead European Roller
c.1500
Watercolour and gouache on vellum,
highlighted with opaque white and gold; 274 × 198 mm
Vienna, Albertina
© Albertina, Vienna

[jpg] (3.4 MB) Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Map of the Northern Sky
1515
Woodcut, coloured; 450 × 433 mm
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München
© Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München

[jpg] (1.2 MB) Giovannino de’ Grassi (documented in Milan c.1389–1398) and Workshop
Taccuino di disegni
1385/1410
Various techniques on parchment; 32 numbered leaves; 205 × 146 mm–260 × 186 mm
Bergamo, Biblioteca Civica ‘Angelo Mai’ e Archivi Storici, Cassaf.
© Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai e Archivi storici

[jpg] (1.3 MB) Giovannino de’ Grassi (documented in Milan c.1389–1398) and Workshop
Taccuino di disegni
1385/1410
Various techniques on parchment; 32 numbered leaves; 205 × 146 mm–260 × 186 mm
Bergamo, Biblioteca Civica ‘Angelo Mai’ e Archivi Storici, Cassaf.
© Biblioteca Civica Angelo Mai e Archivi storici

[jpg] (1.2 MB) Arcimboldo - Bassano - Bruegel. Nature's Time
Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Photo: Jakob Gsoellpointner

[jpg] (1.0 MB) Arcimboldo - Bassano - Bruegel. Nature's Time
Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Photo: Jakob Gsoellpointner

[jpg] (1.0 MB) Arcimboldo - Bassano - Bruegel. Nature's Time
Exhibition view
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[jpg] (1.8 MB) Arcimboldo - Bassano - Bruegel. Nature's Time
Exhibition view
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[jpg] (1.0 MB) Arcimboldo - Bassano - Bruegel. Nature's Time
Exhibition view
© KHM-Museumsverband, Photo: Jakob Gsoellpointner

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Exhibition view
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Exhibition view
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Exhibition view
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Exhibition view
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