Caravaggio, “The Seven Acts of Mercy” (c.1607), oil on canvas, 390 x 260 cm (Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples, image via Web Gallery of Art) I have been writing a book about art in the historic ...

Today would have been the 445th birthday of Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio. He died young, at just 38, but the world remains captivated by his dramatically-lit canvases, which often depict brutal ...

Reporting from TOULOUSE, France — They came to auctioneer Marc Labarbe’s studio last week to stand mere inches from the painting of Jewish heroine Judith decapitating Assyrian general Holofernes, a ...

The Prado Museum confirmed the authenticity of a painting, "Ecce Homo," as a work by Caravaggio. The painting was considered lost since its reappearance at an auction three years ago. It will be ...

An Italian painter who changed the way people saw art was Caravaggio. He had a rather unique style and ability to infuse life into mere canvases and oil paintings, and his use of light and shadow, the ...

If dentistry has been a big subject in the history of European painting, I’ve missed it. Religious feeling, the rhythms of domestic life, displays of political power — yes. Tooth pulling? Not so much.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the Italian artist Caravaggio, believed by many art lovers to be the greatest painter of all time. Rome, the city where he was both hailed and ...

Rome’s Galleria Borghese, with support form Italian luxury brand Fendi, is launching a new institute dedicated to preserving and disseminating the legacy and works of Italian master painter Caravaggio ...