A major exhibition curated by Francesca Cappelletti, Maria Cristina Terzaghi and Thomas Clement Salomon, coinciding with the celebrations for the Jubilee 2025.
One of the most important and ambitious projects ever dedicated to Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio (1571-1610), with an exceptional number of autograph paintings and a journey through rare works and new discoveries in one of the symbolic places of the connection between the artist and his patrons.
Bringing together some of the most famous works, alongside others less known but equally significant, the exhibition aims to offer a new and in-depth reflection on the artistic and cultural revolution of the Master, exploring for the first time in such a broad context the innovation he introduced into the artistic, religious and social landscape of his time. Among the works on display are the Portrait of Maffeo Barberini, recently presented to the public more than sixty years after its rediscovery, now for the first time alongside other paintings by Merisi, and the Ecce Homo, currently on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, which will return to Italy for the first time after centuries, alongside other exceptional loans such as the Saint Catherine from the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, a masterpiece already in the Barberini collections that will return to the Palace that housed it, and Martha and Mary Magdalene from the Detroit Institute of Arts, for which the artist used the same model as the Judith kept in Palazzo Barberini, all displayed together for the first time.
The exhibition will also be an opportunity to see together again the three paintings commissioned by the banker Ottavio Costa, Judith and Holofernes from Palazzo Barberini, Saint John the Baptist from the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City and Saint Francis in Ecstasy from the Wadsworth Atheneum of Art in Hartford, and works related to the history of the Barberini collection, such as the Cheats from the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, which returns to the Roman palace where it was long kept.
The important loan granted by Intesa Sanpaolo closes the selection: The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, the last painting by Merisi, made shortly before his death.
Where
via delle Quattro Fontane, 13 – 00184 Roma
- Train: Take a train to Termini Station, then switch to Metro Line A and get off at the Barberini stop.
- Bus: Several bus lines stop near Palazzo Barberini, including 53, 61, 62, 63, 80, 81, 83, 160, 492, and 590.
Additional Info
CLOAKROOM It is mandatory to deposit large bags and backpacks and umbrellas. Trolleys and luggage are not allowed.
ACCESSIBILITY Entrance without architectural barriers. The entrance of dogs, even small ones, is forbidden, except for guide dogs accompanying visually impaired people or unless a pet therapy certificate is presented.
For safety reasons, strollers are not allowed inside the exhibition. They can be left in the designated area outside the museum.
Important Notice (May 26, 2025, 12:30 PM)
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