One of only three portraits by the artist, it is among the largest single-art purchases the Italian state has ever made.

Caravaggio, Rubens, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Veronese, and Bernini: it’s a roll call of the greats, and just a handful of the artists whose Renaissance and Baroque works have traveled from their ...

"Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini" had been on display in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome as part of a loan. Now, it's ...

Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork.

Italy has spent €30 million on a rare Caravaggio painting of a young man who went onto become Pope Urban VIII in a move to protect and strengthen its national cultural heritage and make art more ...

The portrait of a young Urban VIII by Caravaggio has been acquired by Italy and will become part of the Palazzo Barberini collection.

Caravaggio’s violent life as a fugitive fueled the dramatic chiaroscuro and the dark psychological depths of his ...

Caravaggio is a disturbing, unsavory, alluring, provocative, and for some, polarizing figure. No one would accuse him of being tender or a humanist. Some might say that he lacked empathy, but that ...

More than 60 years ago, art historians attributed a rare portrait to Caravaggio, the celebrated Baroque painter known for his vividly realistic artwork. But the piece has never been publicly displayed ...

Caravaggio, “The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist” (1607–1608), oil on canvas, 361 x 520 cm, Saint John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta (image credit: Caravaggio [Public domain], via Wikimedia ...

A painting by Italian Renaissance master Caravaggio, once mistakenly thought to be by an unknown artist and nearly auctioned off, was unveiled at Madrid's Prado Museum on Monday. Painted between ...