Artists

Arcimboldo: a Head of Fruit and Veg

A portrait made of fruit and vegetables, like the Italian painter’s.

Age: Ages 6–12
Time: 30–45 minutes
Format: A4 PDF

Hear how the mission begins

Family £0.99 Sheet + grown-up guide (2 pages). For personal and family use. Classroom £1.99 + classroom page: 45-minute lesson, variations, National Curriculum links. Photocopy for your pupils.

Instant PDF after payment, also by e-mail · Print as often as you like

Part of the Artists Pack: 5 missions for £2.99.

What’s inside

The mission sheet, illustrated by Barti
The grown-up guide: materials, preparation, what it develops, questions for afterwards
An easier and a harder version
A QR code: Barti tells the mission out loud

Materials

White paper or card
The fruit and veg cut-out page (included)
Old magazines (optional)
Child-safe scissors
Glue
Pencil, coloured pencils, crayons or markers

What it develops

Meeting an artist — discovers Giuseppe Arcimboldo and his surprising way of making portraits
Seeing things anew — spots a nose, a cheek or a head of hair in a vegetable
Composition — chooses, moves and glues shapes until the face comes to life
Fine motor skills — cuts and sticks with growing precision