| The Fruit Basket | |
|---|---|
 The painting inverted | |
| Artist | Giuseppe Arcimboldo |
| Year | c. 1590 |
| Medium | oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 56 cm × 42 cm (22 in × 17 in) |
| Location | French & Company collection, New York |
The Fruit Basket or Reversible Head with a Fruit Basket is a c.1590 oil-on-panel still life by the Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo. It is held in the French & Company collection, in New York. When inverted, it shows an anthropomorphic head by pareidolia. The same painter also produced The Cook and The Gardener.
The painting inverted and the right way up
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