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A portrait by the artist had a public debut in Rome on Friday, after decades hidden away in a private collection. Now Italy wants to buy it. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome When Thomas ...

ROME — 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 Culture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros (about $35 million), the country’s Culture ...

ROME, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio held in a private collection since it was discovered more than 60 years ago is being shown to the public for the first time in a ...

Maffeo Barberini lived up to the lofty expectations of his aristocratic parents by being elected pope in 1623. Aside from expanding the papal states, repelling a radical French theological movement, ...

A visitor looks at the private collection and never previously shown to the public painting 'Portrait de Maffeo Barberini' by Italian master Caravaggio at the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica in the ...

ROME - Italy has paid 30 million euros for a Caravaggio painting of the future pope Urban VIII, the culture ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the work would enter the Barberini museum collection ...

The Italian state has purchased an exceptional portrait by Caravaggio for €30 million (approximately $35 million), Italy’s Culture Ministry announced on March 10. The Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo ...