Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

baroque

Caravaggio Paintings 1571 - 1610 Italy, Baroque Painter

Basket of Fruit, 1598

Oil on canvas, 31 x 47 cm

Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Mailand

Still Life Paintings

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OIL PAINTING: Basket of Fruit, 1598
This simple still life composition illustrates Caravaggio's unique way to paint Nature. The yellowish warm background is in contrast with the basket and the fruits thanks to the curving outline that separates them.