Boy with a Basket of Fruit  1593

The painting comes from the group of works which in 1607 were confiscated to Cavalier d'Arpino (1568-1640) after the incarceration followed specious accusation of illegal possession of some muskets. The painter, to be released, donated his collection of paintings to the Apostolic Chamber and Pope Paul V gave it to his nephew Scipione Borghese, presumed author of the planne...