The Mint Museum is bringing another blockbuster exhibit to Charlotte, this time featuring for the first time in over two decades the art influencer and outlaw Caravaggio. “Caravaggio | Revolution: ...

Until the end of the 16th century, most paintings depicted historical or religious subjects, the only genres considered "noble," along with portraits, which were usually dedicated to important figures ...

Portland design reporter Damon Johnstun will cover the 64th edition of Salone del Mobile, the prestigious furnishing and design show April 21-26 at Fiera Milano Rho in Milan, Italy. While in Italy in ...

A new documentary on Caravaggio is debuting on the small screen next week, premiering on the streaming platform Marquee TV. Caravaggio is the latest release in the Exhibition on Screen series, ...

The late 16 th - and early 17 th-century painter Caravaggio, born with the name Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, made history with his use of dramatic techniques and exploration of drama and passion ...

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 ...

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), the brilliant, renegade Baroque painter and namesake of his ancestral city in Italy’s Lombard region, is remembered for the unvarnished naturalism and ...

Italy has spent €30 million on a rare Caravaggio painting of a young man who went onto become Pope Urban VIII in a move to protect and strengthen its national cultural heritage and make art more ...

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 ...

Italy has purchased a Caravaggio portrait for €30m, which officials describe as one of the largest sums ever paid by the state for a single artwork. The purchase follows more than a year of ...