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

Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros (about $35 million), one of the largest ...

The Morgan Library & Museum puts the Baroque master’s early canvas in the context of his contemporaries and precursors, emphasizing his extraordinary naturalism.

Italy has paid 30 million euros for a Caravaggio painting of the future pope Urban VIII, the culture ministry said Tuesday, a ...

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

Event to include author book signing, historical art display, and special guest appearanceNAPOLI, Italy, Mar. 10, 2026 ...

Italy buys rare Caravaggio painting for €30 million, calling it ‘a work of exceptional importance’ - The painting, dating from around 1598 depicts Maffeo Barberini, who later became Pope Urban VIII.

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 ...

The price is among the highest the Italian state has paid for a single work of art, according to the culture ministry ...

ROMA (AP) — Italia compró un raro retrato del pintor barroco Caravaggio por 30 millones de euros (unos 35 millones de dólares), una de las mayores inversiones estatales jamás realizadas por una sola ...

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 ...