The exhibition at Rome's Palazzo Barberini is one of the most extensive showcases of Caravaggio’s works ever staged, with ...

A major exhibition dedicated to baroque master Caravaggio opens on Friday in Rome, including normally out-of-reach works from private collections and others not seen in the artist's Italian homeland ...

Caravaggio’s works overtly eroticise the male figure, notably his homoerotic representations of Biblical figures like John the Baptist and mythological figures like Bacchus and Cupid.

Other highlights are the portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, which went on public display for the first time a few months ago, and iconic Caravaggio pieces such as "Self portrait as Bacchus ...