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When AI Learns from Arcimboldo and “Negates” Various Painters, the Generated Artwork Varies Significantly

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a Renaissance painter known for his peculiar portraits composed of vegetables, animals, and other elements. Providing his name as a prompt to Stable Diffusion 2.1 results in artwork reminiscent of Arcimboldo’s own creations. However, when other painters’ names are given as negative prompts, the artwork undergoes various transformations.

Examples of Arcimboldo’s original works are relatively mild, as seen below. However, his portfolio includes much more unconventional pieces.

Providing Arcimboldo’s name to Stable Diffusion results in a series of images resembling those found in Arcimboldo’s collection. Yet, specifying a painter’s name as a negative prompt yields quite different images.

Let’s start with Marc Chagall. When using Arcimboldo’s name as a positive prompt only, it produces somewhat primitive faces, as shown below.

Conversely, when both positive and negative prompts contain Arcimboldo’s name, it generates sculptural-like images.

For Vincent van Gogh, the majority of the generated images feature women.

In the following images, both positive and negative prompts include Arcimboldo’s name.

Read more about van Gogh in a separate article.

Next is Alfons Mucha. Arcimboldo’s name is used as a positive prompt only for the first two images.

For the next two images, Arcimboldo’s name is included in both positive and negative prompts.

Learn more about Mucha in another article.

When Pablo Picasso’s name is provided, the usual vegetables and fruits transform into beautiful flowers. Arcimboldo’s name is included in both positive and negative prompts.

Other subjects besides flowers also appear.

In Botticelli’s case, colorful stones and candies emerge. Arcimboldo’s name is included in both positive and negative prompts.

Explore more about Botticelli in a separate article.

Choosing Vermeer results in complex, face-like images. While these are referred to as faces, they differ significantly from Botticelli’s creations. Arcimboldo’s name is included in both positive and negative prompts.

Learn more about Vermeer in another article.

In the case of Rubens, somewhat flat faces and other subjects are depicted. Arcimboldo’s name is included in both positive and negative prompts.

Explore Rubens further in a separate article.

Selecting Rembrandt results in faces and deformed portraits. Arcimboldo’s name is included in both positive and negative prompts.

Learn more about Rembrandt in another article.

For Bosch, specifying Arcimboldo’s name as a positive prompt yields various ornate faces.

The following images represent Bosch with both positive and negative prompts containing Arcimboldo’s name.

Lastly, in the case of Kandinsky, it appears to paint clean, contemporary faces or faces resembling overgrown moss. Both the ones specified with only Arcimboldo’s name as the positive prompt and those with both positive and negative prompts mixed produce images that don’t seem to differ much.