Even after achieving a modicum of mainstream recognition, Tilda Swinton has remained fiercely independent. Sure, she won an ...

Caravaggio met the one-day pope as a young ... Barberini had cultivated an interest in the arts early in his life. In 1598, friend and fellow clergyman Francesco Maria del Monte hosted a ...

We present an extract from Sacrifice for The Master, the debut novel by Dublin-born, London-based Nicola Onwordi.

Caravaggio was particularly renowned for his mastery of chiaroscuro, the technique of using light and shadow to bring his subjects to life. "It is not a rediscovered painting, it has been known ...

It is the world's only surviving Caravaggio mural ... gives her the right to live in Villa Aurora for the rest of her life, and that if sold, the proceeds would be split between her and her ...

The Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto has unveiled his homage to Caravaggio’s Nativity masterpiece at the Sicilian oratory where the 17th-century work was cut from its frame and stolen ...

It is the world's only surviving Caravaggio mural ... she dedicated her life to the restoration of Villa Aurora, which was in a state of disrepair when she first saw it in 2003, she says.

Caravaggio was particularly renowned for his mastery of chiaroscuro, the technique of using light and shadow to bring his subjects to life. "It is not a rediscovered painting, it has been known about ...