Hard on the heels of the opening show La Belle Otero, the Hong Kong Arts Festival brought us another dance work inspired by an artist with a tumultuous life: Caravaggio. This was a work of stunning ...

The Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini — one of only three portraits by Caravaggio — is now permanently housed at Rome's ...

ROME — Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros (about $35 million), one of the largest state investments ever for a single artwork, the country’s Culture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, shows the oil-on-canvas painting "Portrait of ...

Italy’s Culture Ministry spent €30 million ($35 million) on a Caravaggio portrait of future Pope Urban VIII. The long-hidden painting resurfaced in 2024 and now joins other Caravaggios at Rome’s ...

A visitor looks at the public painting "Portrait de Maffeo Barberini" by Italian master Caravaggio at the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica in the Barberini palace in Rome (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via ...

This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, shows the oil-on-canvas painting "Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini" by Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi ...

Rome (AFP) – Italy has paid 30 million euros for a Caravaggio painting of the future pope Urban VIII, the culture ministry said Tuesday, a work that will enter the Barberini museum collection in Rome.

State buys rare Caravaggio portrait for Rome museum Minister says state will pursue further major acquisitions Goal is to keep major artworks out of private market ROME, March 10 (Reuters) - Italy has ...