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Boy with a Basket of Fruit is an oil on canvas painting generally ascribed to Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, created c. 1593. It is held in the Galleria Borghese, in Rome. ...
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Michelangelo Caravaggio
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of ...
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The Captivating Realism of Caravaggio's "Boy with a Basket of Fruit"

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "Boy with a Basket of Fruit" is a striking oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist's mastery of realism and chiaroscuro. Created around 1593, the artwork depicts a young boy, modeled by Caravaggio's friend Mario Minniti, holding a basket brimming with ...
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The Captivating Realism of Caravaggio's "Boy with a Basket of Fruit"

SUMMARY


Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "Boy with a Basket of Fruit" is a striking oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist's mastery of realism and chiaroscuro. Created around 1593, the artwork depicts a young boy, modeled by Caravaggio's friend Mario Minniti, holding a basket brimming with ...
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