It’s difficult to believe, given the current high reputation of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), that he was ever considered to be anything but one of the great figures of Italian ...
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 ...
Scholars are set to undertake a "thorough technical and scientific study" of the painting, which was previously attributed to the circle of Spanish artist José de Ribera. Ansorena Last week, the ...
A killer himself, Caravaggio died at 38 – desperate, disfigured and on the run from the Knights of St John. His greatest works – with which he bargained for his life – cast light on one of art’s ...
Alastair Sooke has been covering art for The Telegraph since 2003. He has presented more than 60 hours of TV and radio for the BBC (Modern Masters, Treasures of Ancient Egypt, An Art Lovers’ Guide), ...
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