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Two dozen Caravaggio paintings from museums and private collectors across the world are on display in Rome's Palazzo Barberini.

Italian artist Caravaggio is beloved by many, but had he lived today he may have been cancelled. A ‘fan’ goes behind his work and his notoriety ...

His paintings take you directly to that moment of drama – in this painting, it is the ecstasy of Magdalene. This is what makes Caravaggio’s works compelling," said Tagliaferri.

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The latter still hangs in Rome’s San Luigi dei Francesi (its Caravaggio paintings recently made famous as favourites of the late Pope Francis), but it was Caravaggio’s second attempt — the ...

The art world has much to offer in 2025 from New York's Jack Whitten retrospective at MoMA to an Italian blockbuster. Here's what to see.