Arcimboldi

Arcimboldi

Coat of arms of Cardinal Giovanni Arcimboldi
Origin
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Variant forms	Archambault Archambeault Archibald

A sculpture in Milan Cathedral at the tombs of the 3 Arcimboldi Archbishops of Milan, Giovanni Arcimboldi, Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi and Guido Antonio Arcimboldi

Arcimboldi or Arcimboldo is an Italian surname of Old High German origin. ^[1] Variant forms of the surname are the Old French Archambault and Archambeault, and the English Archibald.

People with the surname

• Giovanni Arcimboldi (died 1488), Italian prelate, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1484–1488)
• Guido Antonio Arcimboldi (1428–1497) Italian prelate, Archbishop of Milan (1489–1497)
• Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi (1485–1555), Italian prelate, Archbishop of Milan (1550–1555)
• Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526/1527–1593), Italian painter

Fictional characters with the name

• Benno von Archimboldi, a character in Roberto Bolaño's novel 2666 (2004)

See also

• Archambeault
• Archambault
• Archibald

References

1. https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1473.htm#Arcimboldo