Fruit Basket is Caravaggio's early masterpiece. According to historical research, this is the first still life painting in the history of art. This clear and solid outline; This simple and simple light; This vivid and real apple, grape, lemon, fig, bamboo green, leaves, dead leaves, which truly depicts the bug eye on the apple; It not only shows that still life can exist as an independent painting theme, but also shows that Caravaggio's frankness and realism are incompatible with the fashion of pursuing idealism at that time. In his view, whether it is still life, characters or other physical objects, they are all natural objects. Therefore, he always reflects nature truthfully on the basis of nature itself, putting aside all the norms and models of his predecessors.
Second, the creative background:
/kloc-In the second half of the 6th century, with the successive deaths of Renaissance masters, a complicated situation appeared in European painting circles. In Italy, stylism first appeared, followed by Bologna School, Naples School and Baroque Art. These schools have their own opinions and styles.
The Naples School headed by Caravaggio (also known as Caravaggio School) rose in Naples in southern Italy, influenced by Nederland's paintings, and opposed the rigid dogma of academic school and the exaggeration and glitz of Baroque art; Pursue simple, fresh and direct natural expression; With its pure and strong light and shade, rigorous and solid outline, and unprecedented unpretentious style, it played a key and important role in the transformation from humanistic painting in the Renaissance of15-16th century to realistic painting in17th century, and it was realistic for Spain, France, the Netherlands and19th century at the same time.
3. Fruit basket embodies Caravaggio's spirit of frankness and truth-seeking, which is incompatible with the fashion of pursuing idealism at that time. He is always based on nature itself, such as pure and strong light and shade, rigorous and solid outline, which truly reflects nature and abandons all previous norms and models.