Caravaggio's rare portrait of Maffeo Barberini unveiled in Rome
A rarely seen painting by Italian master Caravaggio, part of a private collection, is being displayed to the public for the first time in an exhibition
Caravaggio’s Painting of a Future Pope—Hidden for Years—Is Unveiled in Rome
Caravaggio's 1598 portrait of Maffeo Barberini spent centuries with the family before entering a private collection in the 1930s.
Hidden Caravaggio on show at last in Rome – but not for long
A portrait of an aristocrat by ­Caravaggio, which has never been seen in public before, has gone on show in Rome.
Caravaggio's hidden masterpiece unveiled in Rome's Palazzo Barberini
In Rome, a previously unexhibited painting by Caravaggio has been publicly unveiled. The portrait of the young Maffeo Barberini, the future Pope Urban VIII, can be admired at Palazzo Barberini for three months.
Caravaggio portrait, unseen for decades, goes on view in Rome
The portrait of Maffeo Barberini was first attributed to Caravaggio 60 years ago, but had not been publicly displayed until now
Caravaggio painting, unseen for decades, goes on display
WHEN Thomas Clement Salomon became the director of Italy’s National Galleries of Ancient Art last January, he lost no time in hatching an ambitious plan: to bring Caravaggio’s Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini on public view.
Caravaggio portrait goes on public display for the first time in Rome
He died in 1610 in his late thirties after a turbulent life. His portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, who would go on to become 17th century Pope Urban VIII - a great patron of the arts who had ...
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A masterpiece by Caravaggio today regains its historical setting
The exhibition titled "Caravaggio – The Unveiled Portrait", organized at the Palazzo Barberini, offers a unique opportunity to rediscover this work in its historical setting. Curators Paola Nicita and ...
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Rare Caravaggio shown to public for first time in Rome exhibition
"The Portrait of Maffeo Barberini" features the future Pope Urban VIII, who hailed from the noble Roman Barberini family and was a friend of Caravaggio's patron. Born in 1568, wealthy humanist ...