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Originally Posted by Allegra  The one on the top is timeless, Curt.
Currently there is an exhibition of Giuseppe Arcimboldo in Paris at the Musée du Luxembourg until January 08, then it will show in Vienna till June 08. I almost forgot how much I loved his fascinating portraits! Can he be called the ancestor of surrealist?  |
Both he and Bosch typically are offered that mantle, but, technically speaking, they really weren't Surrealists. It's true that they were a powerful influence on future artists with a fantastical bent, but to say they were the first Surrealists (as some do) would be to de-contextualize them historically and philosophically, in spite of superficial similarities.
So to answer your question: Yes, although not true Surrealists, Arcimboldo and Bosch are possibly the progenitors of that school.