Caravaggio was born Michelangelo Merisi in 1571 in the small town of Caravaggio, near Milan. He arrived in Rome around 1592, a young artist hungry ... The dramatic chiaroscuro, meanwhile ...

A painting attributed to Caravaggio ... chiaroscuro effects. However, the attribution has been decisively ruled out by the Prado experts, who are backed by Giuseppe Porzio, an art historian ...

She leans back with her eyes closed and lips slightly parted, her face flushed with a wave of intense emotion. At her feet lies a skull — possibly a quiet reminder of the impermanence of beauty.