Flaunting FlowersFlaunting FlowersWhat’s the Point of Flowers?What’s the Point of Flowers?

Photo: Gilley SchaefferPhoto: Gilley Schaeffer

Photo: Gilley SchaefferPhoto: Gilley Schaeffer

Guiseppe ArcimboldoGuiseppe Arcimboldo

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a 16th Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a 16th century Italian renaissance century Italian renaissance artist, used botanicals to artist, used botanicals to compose portraits. Look at compose portraits. Look at examples of some of his examples of some of his paintings: Spring, Summer, paintings: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Fall, Winter, and Vortumnus-Vortumnus-Portrait Rudolf IIPortrait Rudolf II. .

Giuseppe ArcimboldoGiuseppe Arcimboldo Pair up with a classmate. Look at one image Pair up with a classmate. Look at one image

and write down everything you observe. and write down everything you observe. Then switch images with your partner and Then switch images with your partner and write down everything you notice about the write down everything you notice about the second image.second image.

Compare and contrast the images. Share Compare and contrast the images. Share what you each have written. what you each have written.

What do the different images have in What do the different images have in common? common?

How are the images different?How are the images different?

What does each image say about nature?What does each image say about nature?

What do the images say about humans? What do the images say about humans?

Floral Clock.Floral Clock.This floral clock is inspired by investigations and This floral clock is inspired by investigations and conclusions that the scientist Carl Linnaeus made conclusions that the scientist Carl Linnaeus made about certain flowers. What do you think Linnaeus about certain flowers. What do you think Linnaeus observed about specific flowers that makes sense observed about specific flowers that makes sense

to locate these flowers at certain hours of the day? to locate these flowers at certain hours of the day?