arcimboldo......

ok, so.....while we were in paris we ventured over to the musee luxumbourg, an exhibit space off the luxumbourg palace and gardens....and were stunned to see crowds of people who had also made their way to that area of town......crowds......to see a 16th century guy's depictions of people as fruits and vegetables.....and as fire, books, and other inanimate objects.....who knew that we would have to wait our turn in a line while others who had booked ahead walked right in, or that the exhibit itself would be so crowded you had to stir them with a stick......and that the gift shop was equally as dense with eager buyers....not sure if anyone purchased a 3 foot tall reproduction of a fruit and vegetable head for 850 euros.......don't know quite where i would put something like that in my house......the entire visit lasted less than 1 hour....because there were only 4-5 display rooms....but for that short time it felt a happening place......