ROMAN SCHOOL (17TH CENTURY)

Oil on canvas. The painting depicts an elaborately painted still life with apples, pears and plums, arranged in a bast basket and a white porcelain bowl. The dark background is filled with foliage and hazelnuts. This high-quality painting is executed in vibrant colours and attracts our attention primarily with its naturalistic rendering and high colour contrast that is reminiscent of the work of Caravaggio.