“The Allegory of Water” by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

🎨🧐 Can you spot our #Iconicfishes in Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s oil painting? 

Credit: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, The Allegory of Water, 1566. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

This stunning marine life composite comes from his series “The Four Elements”in 1566! Arcimboldo cleverly arranges 62 different species of aquatic animals to form this unique portrait that represents the element of water! 

We want to thank our supporter for sharing this artwork with our movement and reminding us how our #IconicFishes have inspired creativity across centuries. 

We hope this artwork inspires you to explore our #IconicFishes and to take part in our growing arts movement too! 

Here’s how you can get involved:   

🎨 Start by exploring our Inspiration Kit on 👉 www.iconicfishes.art 
🌟 Create new art or share existing art inspired by our iconic fishes 
 📲 Post on Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, or the Fediverse tagging @IconicFishes with #IconicFishes   
📧 Not on socials? Email us at iconicfishes@projectseahorse.org  

💙💪Together, let’s give these fishes the spotlight they deserve 💪💙