Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m
The purchase is part of wider plans to prevent major artworks from being bought by private collectors.
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Continue ReadingItaly buys Caravaggio portrait for 30 million euros
Michael Angelo Merigi Caravaggio was an important Italian painter of the early Baroque period.Image: EPA ANSA Mar 10, 2026, 3:44 p.mMar 10, 2026, 3:44 p.m The Italian state has acquired the portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini by Caravaggio (1571-1610). The purchase agreement was signed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Culture in Rome. Once the […]
Continue ReadingItaly buys Caravaggio portrait for 30 million euros
The purchase is one of the most important investments by the Italian state in a work of art. Mar 10, 2026, 3:44 p.mMar 11, 2026, 4:07 p.m The Italian state has acquired the portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini by the artist Caravaggio (1571-1610). The purchase agreement was signed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Culture […]
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