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ROME (AP) — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use ...

LONDON — Darkness … light and dark … light and dark in combination … chiaroscuro. These words sprang to mind the moment I stepped into Gallery 46 of the National Gallery. Why? Because the gallery ...

Lawrence Nichols, who retired from the Toledo museum in 2021 after a distinguished, 29-year career, vowed from his arrival there in 1992 to do an exhibition that would assemble as many Caravaggios as ...

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 ...

Houston artist David McGee explains why a film about the famed Italian artist is his choice for the next “Movies Houstonians Love” screening from MFAH. Michelangelo Caravaggio was a celebrated Italian ...

ROME (AP) — 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 ...