Rare Caravaggio masterpieces showcased in Rome exhibition
A major exhibition dedicated to baroque master Caravaggio opens on Friday in Rome, including normally out-of-reach works from ...
'Caravaggio in its purest form': Rare masterpieces showcased in Rome exhibition
A major exhibition dedicated to baroque master Caravaggio has opened in Rome, Italy including normally out-of-reach works.
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Rare Caravaggio masterpieces showcased in Rome exhibition
Other highlights are the portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, which went on public display for the first time a few months ago, and iconic Caravaggio pieces such as "Self portrait as Bacchus ...
'Something stirring beneath the surface': What eight ghostly portraits found hidden inside masterpieces reveal
In the past month alone, shadowy portraits have been found hidden in longstanding masterpieces by Titian and Picasso. What can they and other such discoveries tell us?
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'Something stirring beneath the surface': What eight ghostly portraits found hidden inside masterpieces reveal
In 2009, scholars using advanced reflectography penetrated the cracked surface of Caravaggio's depiction of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, to rehabilitate a tiny self-portrait that he had ...
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March Book Bag: from a compilation of artist love stories to a polemic questioning morality in art
What Art Can Tell Us About Love, Nick Trend, Laurence King Publishing, 208pp, £18.99 (hb) The UK journalist Nick Trend ...