First attributed to Caravaggio in 1963, the portrait depicts Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, who would later become Pope Urban VIII in the 17th century. Urban was a major patron of the arts, commissioning ...
Caravaggio's 1598 portrait of Maffeo Barberini spent centuries with the family before entering a private collection in the ...
A rarely seen painting by Italian master Caravaggio, part of a private collection, is being displayed to the public for the ...
A portrait by the artist had a public debut in Rome on Friday, after decades hidden away in a private collection. Now Italy ...
In Rome, a previously unexhibited painting by Caravaggio has been publicly unveiled. The portrait of the young Maffeo ...
A portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio held in a private collection since it was discovered more than 60 years ago is being ...
The portrait of Maffeo Barberini was first attributed to Caravaggio 60 years ago, but had not been publicly displayed until ...
A portrait of an aristocrat by ­Caravaggio, which has never been seen in public before, has gone on show in Rome.
A real treat for art lovers. In Rome, a Caravaggio painting that has never been exhibited before has been publicly presented.
"The Portrait of Maffeo Barberini" features the future Pope Urban VIII, who hailed from the noble Roman Barberini family and was a friend of Caravaggio's patron.