Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for 30 million euros

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Published: 10 Mar, 2026 CET.
Updated: Tue 10 Mar 2026 14:11 CET

Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for 30 million euros
“Portrait de Maffeo Barberini” by Italian master Caravaggio. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP.

Italy has paid 30 million euros for a Caravaggio painting of the future pope Urban VIII, the culture ministry said on Tuesday, a work that will enter the Barberini museum collection in Rome.

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