Caravaggio

Solo Show
An Artist Who Sees the Beauty in Dust
Reggie Burrows Hodges discusses Malta, Caravaggio and a painting inspired by the winds of the Sahara.
By Gazelle Mba
24 Things to Do in N.Y.C. in January
Welcome to a new year. It promises Ian McKellen, fresh jazz, free exhibitions, restored films and comedy with latkes.
By Erik Piepenburg
Nonfiction
The Passion of the Cartoonist
A new graphic biography of Caravaggio draws a provocative line from the old masters to the outsider artists of today.
By Sam Thielman
Piercing the Shadows of the Pope’s Favorite Painting
Caravaggio was an artist of rare directness, whose naturalistic pictures brought the heavens down to earth. Our critic Jason Farago shows you what Francis may have seen in them.
By Jason Farago
Caravaggio, Baroque’s Bad Boy, Gets a Blockbuster Show in Rome
Two dozen works from museums and private collectors around the world are on display, with some reunited for the first time in centuries.
By Elisabetta Povoledo
Caravaggio Painting, Unseen for Decades, Goes on Display
A portrait by the artist had a public debut in Rome on Friday, after decades hidden away in a private collection. Now Italy wants to buy it.
By Elisabetta Povoledo
You Can Still Own a Caravaggio, but It Comes With a House (and a Hefty Price)
A much anticipated auction for a $500 million villa in Rome that boasts a Caravaggio ceiling fresco failed to get any offers.
By Elisabetta Povoledo
Possible Caravaggio Is Withdrawn From Auction; Spain Announces Export Ban
The suggested starting bid for the painting was set at around $1,800, but if it is really the work of the Baroque master, it could be worth millions.
By Scott Reyburn
The Voyages Issue
In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings
The work the artist made near the end of his life changed my understanding of both beauty and suffering.
By Teju Cole
Critic’s Pick
Jacob Lawrence, Peering Through History’s Cracks
“American Struggle” at the Met shows an artist searching out bits of the nation’s history that have been edged out, and making visible the fight for racial equality.
By Yinka Elujoba