In his brilliant, passionate, and all-too-brief life, Caravaggio defined a revelatory Baroque style marked by suspense and realism—not to mention high drama lighting. His daring and direct style shook ...

Today would have been the 445th birthday of Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio. He died young, at just 38, but the world remains captivated by his dramatically-lit canvases, which often depict brutal ...

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 ...

Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder – shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic biography.

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 ...

Another bold-name artist is coming to the Mint Museum in uptown Charlotte. This time, it’s Baroque master Caravaggio. “Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces from the Roberto Longhi Foundation” ...

The exhibition features works from important institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and private collections that rarely allow access to their works. Among the 24 works brought ...

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 ...

While “cinematic” is wantonly thrown around when discussing other media, no word is so often misapplied in talking about movies as “painterly.” Usually it's a vague descriptor indicating wowing ...

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. “Ecce Homo,” which ...

ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV's religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of ...