Scarlet Quince ARC005 The Librarian by Giuseppe Arcimboldo Counted Cross Stitch Chart- Regular Size Symbols

A counted cross stitch pattern of a "man" made from books and items from the book culture of the times. His cape is a library curtain (used to partition study rooms and protect books from light and dust), his spectacles are book-chest keys, his beard is made of animal tail dusters and his fingers, grasping the books acquisitively, are bookmarks. The painting mocks those who acquire books for the sake of ownership rather than reading and is thought to particularly lampoon Wolfgang Laius, the Hapsburgs' historiographer, who was reputed to steal books when he couldn't get them another way. (about 1562) This pattern is solidly stitched. Any color fabric may be used.