In his brilliant, passionate, and all-too-brief life, Caravaggio defined a revelatory Baroque style marked by suspense and realism—not to mention high drama lighting. His daring and direct style shook ...

Three years in the making, this also is the first time the museum will have an exhibit dedicated to the Baroque Italian artist.

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 ...

Caravaggio (b. 1571) is among the newest of the Old Masters. Though in one contemporary's estimation he was egregius in urbe pictor, the outstanding painter in Rome, he fell out of fashion a few ...

Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder – shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic biography.

The exhibition features works from important institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and private collections that rarely allow access to their works. Among the 24 works brought ...

Caravaggio, “The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist” (1607–1608), oil on canvas, 361 x 520 cm, Saint John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta (image credit: Caravaggio [Public domain], via Wikimedia ...

Mystery swirls around the death of the great Italian painter Caravaggio, who died at age 39 after a dissipated life of street brawls, brothels, and boozing. Now, as art lovers mark the 400th ...

For the first time in the U.S., an exhibit from Italy showcases masterpieces of the Baroque period of art. The St. Peterburg ...

While “cinematic” is wantonly thrown around when discussing other media, no word is so often misapplied in talking about movies as “painterly.” Usually it's a vague descriptor indicating wowing ...

ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV's religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of ...

Sebastian's spare time is spent watching Formula 1, fiddling with his friends' cars (usually German money pits), and soaking up as much architectural amazement and engineering excellence as he can ...