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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Lost Caravaggio that almost sold for €1,500 to go on show at Prado in Madrid

Ecce Homo will be museum’s second Caravaggio, after being spotted on sale in Spanish capital in 2021

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

The Last Caravaggio at the National Gallery review: the final self-revelation of a troubled, violent genius

This being Caravaggio this show of two works is all about theatre in light and dark

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2024

Art unlocked: critics on the one work that explains the great artists, from Turner to Basquiat

Expressionism, sculpture, video: the art world is so vast and varied it can be difficult to know where to start, even with its biggest names. Our writers suggest the one piece that can help you understand masters old and new

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

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From Back to Black to Blue Lights: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Sam Taylor-Johnson brings us her Amy Winehouse biopic, and the cracking Belfast police drama returns for a second series

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

Who killed Caravaggio and why? His final paintings may hold the key

A killer himself, Caravaggio died at 38 – desperate, disfigured and on the run from the Knights of St John. His greatest works – with which he bargained for his life – cast light on one of art’s darkest mysteries

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

The Last Caravaggio: how a once-forgotten masterpiece became the National Gallery's latest coup

The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula hasn’t travelled to London in more than 20 years – now visitors have the chance to see it in all its glory

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024

Ripley episode 2: confessions

In Ripley episode 2, Dickie asks Tom to stay at the grand villa, but Marge remains suspicious of their visitor.

WhatToWatch · Apr 4, 2024

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Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2024

Before Dawn At The Vatican Museums, The Key Keeper Unlocks History

It's still dark outside when Gianni Crea pushes open the imposing entrance door to the Vatican Museums, a heavy ring of keys in his hand.

International Business Times · Feb 15, 2024

Streaming: the best films about artists

From Wim Wenders’ recent Anselm Kiefer documentary to Kirk Douglas’s tortured Van Gogh and Derek Jarman’s erotic ode to Caravaggio, cinema loves a brush with genius

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2024

‘We came away awestruck’: 13 writers on Europe’s hidden treasures, from Chagall in Kent to Rome’s secret Caravaggios

David Bowie’s Berlin bolthole and the world’s most stolen artwork in Ghent are among the cultural icons that our writers have long wished to visit

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024

The best art and architecture of 2023

Our critics’ high points include a ceramic wedding cake you can climb inside to Alice Neel’s fearless portraits, plus a new children’s V&A and a school with lumpy yellow walls

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023

Frans Hals review – boring, lifeless portraits with flamboyant facial hair

Comprehensive collection of the 17th-century painter’s work aims to place him alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, but his technically brilliant paintings are weirdly soulless

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023

‘Astonishing, luminous beauty’: readers’ cultural highlights in Europe

The secrets to ancient Greek innovations, art in its rightful place, and gorgeous statues and views from Dublin to Albania

Evening Standard · May 3, 2023

Saint Francis of Assisi at the National Gallery review – a remarkable exhibition about a remarkable man

An excellent exploration of representations of the saint by artists from Caravaggio to Antony Gormley

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Saint Francis of Assisi review – did you know the bird-loving roamer was a Marvel superhero?

From Caravaggio’s most explicitly gay painting to the action-packed pages of a superhero comic, this exhibition of art inspired by the roving radical is enrapturing

Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2023

Princess evicted from £400M villa with Caravaggio mural after row with stepchildren

Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi was seen piling her four frise dogs into a taxi on Thursday following the eviction, and saying: "I feel like I'm in a surreal movie"

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Reuters · Apr 20, 2023

US-born princess evicted from Rome villa famed for Caravaggio fresco

A U.S.-born princess was evicted on Thursday from a Roman villa featuring the only known fresco by Italian baroque artist Caravaggio, and denounced her ousting as a travesty of justice.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Texas-born princess evicted from historic Rome villa valued at £400m

The property contains the the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Texan princess evicted from Rome villa, Caravaggio stays

A Texas-born princess has been evicted from a historic villa in Rome containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023

US-born ‘princess’ evicted from Rome villa housing Caravaggio fresco

Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi escorted from 16th-century home amid long-running inheritance dispute

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Texas-born princess facing imminent eviction from Rome villa

A Texas-born princess is facing a court-ordered eviction from a Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio

The Conversation · Mar 21, 2023

In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public

I teach Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, so when I was visiting Rome in January 2023, how could I not try to see a notorious villa that was up for sale and involved in a nasty inheritance dispute?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023

US-born princess vows to stay in Rome villa despite eviction order

Saga continues over property housing Caravaggio’s only ceiling fresco as fifth auction fails to attract bids

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