Artwork
Boy with Fruit Basket
Boy with Fruit Basket is a print by the Renaissance artist Unknown. It dates from 1600 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Boy with Fruit Basket is a print depicting a naked boy struggling to balance a heavy basket of grapes on his head. The scene is set outdoors with a tree, plants, and animals.
Subject & Meaning
The boy's exertion and the basket's weight may symbolize abstract concepts such as patience or the harvest season. The image invites interpretation beyond its literal representation of a child with fruit.
Technique & Style
The print features dark lines and varying shading, achieved through a technique that gives the image a rough, textured appearance. The use of a sharp tool to create the image is evident in the scratched lines.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
