Caravaggio almost baits you with the beauty of his holy subjects, as in the three, increasingly sexy evocations of Saint John the Baptist (the last, from 1610, is basically a Venus), or in the ...

The discovery of the priceless painting might seem like serendipity, but really it was only a matter of time before the family, who has opted to remain anonymous, found the hidden masterpiece in ...

The beginning of the end may have come in 1606, when he killed Ranuccio Tomassoni, a member of a wealthy family. Rumors abounded about how it happened and whether it was accidental or intentional.

A lost Caravaggio painting that was almost mistakenly sold at auction for a bargain price is going on display at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, after being rescued and restored.

Caravaggio's 1598 portrait of Maffeo Barberini spent centuries with the family before entering a private collection in the 1930s. The sitter, Maffeo Barberini, became pope in 1623. Price Database ...

(The Conversation) — The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting. (The Conversation) — Pope Francis ...

The Prado Museum confirmed the authenticity of a painting, "Ecce Homo," as a work by Caravaggio. The painting was considered lost since its reappearance at an auction three years ago.

Item 1 of 5 A person takes a picture of a painting by artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio at the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition at Palazzo Barberini, in Rome, Italy, March 6, 2025.

A lost Caravaggio painting that was almost mistakenly sold at auction for a bargain price has gone on display at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, after being rescued and restored.