Italy buys rare Caravaggio painting for €30 million, calling it ‘a work of exceptional importance’
The painting, dating from around 1598 depicts Maffeo Barberini, who later became Pope Urban VIII.

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The painting, dating from around 1598 depicts Maffeo Barberini, who later became Pope Urban VIII.

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