Arcimboldi or Arcimboldo is an
Italian
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surname of
Ancient Greek
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and
Old High German
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origins.
[https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1473.htm#Arcimboldo]
People with the surname
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Giovanni Arcimboldi (died 1488), Italian prelate, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1484–1488)
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Guido Antonio Arcimboldi (1428–1497) Italian prelate, Archbishop of Milan (1489–1497)
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Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi
Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi (1485–1555) was an Italians, Italian prelate, who became Bishop of Novara and Archbishop of Milan (1550–1555). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' He was the great-nephew of Guido Antonio Arcimboldi, who was also the Arch ...
(1485–1555), Italian prelate, Archbishop of Milan (1550–1555)
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi (; 5 April 1527 – 11 July 1593), was an Italian Renaissance painter best known for creating imaginative portrait Human head, heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish ...
(1526/1527–1593), Italian painter
Fictional characters with the name
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Benno von Archimboldi
Benno von Archimboldi is a fictional character in the novel '' 2666'' (2004) by Roberto Bolaño.
Archimboldi is the pen name of German author Hans Reiter (born in 1920 and still alive in 2001, a 'great attractor' (one among many) the dense plottin ...
, a fictional character in Roberto Bolaño's novel ''2666'' (2004)
See also
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Archibald (name)
Archibald is a family name and a given name, deriving from the Ancient Greek '':wikt:ἀρχι, ἀρχι'', which means "chief", and from the Old High German '':wikt:bold, bold'', which means "courageous". The name may also derive from the Latin ...
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