The stripes in this 16th-century masterpiece, at the Kimbell, might be its biggest puzzle. If happiness “writes in white ink on a white page,” as Henry de Montherlant wrote (an aphorism often ...

Richard E. Spear is one of the most respected authorities in the world on Italian baroque painting, especially the work of Caravaggio. G. Thomas Tanselle is the most influential bibliographical ...

(MENAFN- usa art news) immersing ourselves in the world of caravaggio's“the cardsharps,” we're immediately struck by its intricate tableau of guile and innocence. this masterpiece cleverly unfolds an ...

A popular artwork at the Kimbell, Caravaggio's "The Cardsharps" isn't even the only scene of sleight-of-hand thievery the museum has. The Kimbell Art Museum has been called "a museum of masterpieces." ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In early editions of FT Weekend on January 17 an article about Sotheby’s recent court victory referred to the ...

As a second round of talks wraps up with no government deal in sight, a street artist showed Italy's political rivals as the tricksters portrayed by Caravaggio cheating at cards. In a mural discovered ...

FORT WORTH, TexasFORT WORTH, Texas — Works by Italian artist Caravaggio will be displayed along with pieces by those influenced by him in an exhibit opening in Fort Worth, Texas. “Caravaggio and His ...

The hellraising painter's murky links to the Knights of St John are celebrated in an engaging new London exhibition, says Alastair Smart 'The Cardsharps’ by Caravaggio, on show at London's Museum of ...

Sotheby's is being sued over claims a painting it sold for £42,000 was actually a £10million Caravaggio. The bitter legal battle was sparked by Lancelot Thwaytes, whose family bought the work for a ...