Caravaggio miraculous basket

Mirror of Miraculous Basket by Caravaggio Master of chiaroscuro, Caravaggio created two Emmaus versions of The Supper.
In the most well-known, dated 1601, the painter caught the moment when the resurrected Christ, seated at a table with the Emmaus pilgrims, tells them his name: "They had recognised the Lord in the breaking of bread" (Gospel according to Saint Luke). The scenario occurs in an inn.
One movement—that of the pilgrim on the right opening his arms in surprise—we are thrust into the center of the picture.
Caravaggio employs another technique to underline the close contact between the observer and the painting: examine this basket of fruit that is balanced.
It seems to contradict natural rules! The painter wants to produce a trompe-l'oeil impression to better touch us and bring us into the event by putting this miracle basket in the foreground and making it overflow from the canvas. Excellent Baroque art! The supper is meant to take place on Easter Eve, much before the autumn harvest, hence art historians have also observed that the fruits in Caravaggio's basket are not seasonal. Does the chiaroscuro master confuse us with apples? Here, we should rather search for Christian symbols; apples and grapes are ones among them; the shadow of the basket sketching a fish is what we should notice. vwart.com