This picture, which must surely once have had a pendant of the same shape and size, shows different types of fruit: cherries, peaches, figs and pears. It must be noted that the fruits painted here mature at different seasons of the year: beside spring fruit (cherries) we see summer fruit (peaches and plums), autumn fruit (figs) and winter fruit (pears). This is thus in all likelihood an allegory of the four seasons, symbolised by characteristic fruit.

The style of the painting and the type of fruit are characteristic of Luca Forte, in particular the way in which a strong light of decidedly Caravaggesque origin determines the forms of the objects. The time of origin of this excellent painting is still uncertain, but it should be dated around 1640, or even a little earlier.