Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo ( 1629 - 1693 ) was an Italian painter. Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 19185.78 USD for Turnips in a basket with cauliflower, cardoon, apples and a copper pot on a ledge in 2003 to a remarkable record 137500 USD for WATERMELON, MELON, GRAPES, APPLES, POMEGRAN