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Basket of Fruit
A cardinal’s basket of grapes.
What
A wicker basket of white and black grapes, figs, an apple and a pear, set at eye level on a ledge.
Why
Cardinal Federico Borromeo owned it and gave it to the Ambrosiana, the library he founded in Milan.
Notice
The wormhole in the apple and the withering leaves.
“Fruit at its peak, and the first hint of autumn.”
Format
The full-resolution, colour-managed file — yours to print and keep. Editions ship with their certificate.
Sized to protect print quality — this source supports sizes up to 27x41" cleanly.
Size
$49.00
Honesty
ReproductionA faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, 151.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Artist
- Caravaggio
- Era
- Caravaggio, c. 1597–1600
- Source
- Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (source published 1930 or earlier). Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, 151. Wikimedia Commons imageinfo + wikitext read 2026-11-01: 5056x3881 image/jpeg; licence template {{PD-Art|PD-old-100-expired}}; extmetadata License=pd.
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