Two dozen Caravaggio paintings from museums and private collectors across the world are on display in Rome's Palazzo ...

It's a discovery that has shaken the art world. Thanks to meticulous restoration work, previously unknown details have now been uncovered in The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, Caravaggio's last work ...

In May 1606, Caravaggio’s rackety life caught up with him. He already had a long list of misdemeanours against his name. He had been twice arrested for carrying a sword without a permit; put on trial ...

The central painting in the chapel, “Inspiration of Saint Matthew” is Caravaggio’s third painting, which was put in place in 1602. The patrons originally planned to install statues at the ...

The painting, made before Poussin made his final move to Rome, shows that he was probably familiar with Caravaggio’s The Death of the Virgin (1606). (He could have seen that work in Northern Italy.) ...

Item 1 of 5 A person takes a picture of a painting by artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio at the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition at Palazzo Barberini, in Rome, Italy, March 6, 2025.

The painting is found in the chapel dedicated to St. Matthew in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi. The donor of the chapel was a French cardinal, Matthieu Cointerel, who died in 1585.

Caravaggio’s ‘The Inspiration of St. Matthew.’ Gonzaloferjar via Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA The central painting in the chapel, “Inspiration of Saint Matthew” is Caravaggio’s third ...