Caravaggio's Boy Peeling Fruit (1592-1593). Photo courtesy Gianni Papi. ... When the work was subjected to an x-ray analysis, however, the art historian was in for a surprise.

There would, therefore, be two versions of Boy Peeling Fruit. During the 14 years he spent in Rome, Caravaggio was able to overcome the mediocrity of an apprentice and embrace genius.

Famous historian Gianni Papi just uncovered an extraordinary artistic revelation. A version of Boy Peeling Fruits, long ...

A record-breaking exhibition in Rome celebrates an artist who refused to live in the shadow of Leonardo, Michelangelo and ...

Italian artist Caravaggio, seen in this 1754 rendering, is believed by many art lovers to be the greatest painter of all time. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption ...

Rome’s National Gallery of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini offers an astonishing survey of the painter, ... ‘Caravaggio 2025’ Review: A Baroque Master’s Dark Depths. Share. Resize. Listen ...

ROME — The exhibition Caravaggio 2025 at Palazzo Barberini, one of the two seats of the Galleria Nazionale di Roma, is particularly personal. I say “particularly” because Caravaggio’s art ...

Art historians and clergy are highlighting the connections between religious belief and Caravaggio's "chiaroscuro." IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s 1599 painting “Judith and Holofernes” comes to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and to the United States, for the first time.

Caravaggio/Poussin: The Politics of Art History Writing David Carrier Nicolas Poussin The Death of Chioné, 1622-23 Oil on canvas: 109,5 x 159,5 cm Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts ...