More than 60 years ago, art historians attributed a rare portrait to Caravaggio, the celebrated Baroque painter known for his ...
“This marvellous gesture of the outstretched right hand is very reminiscent of the gesture of Christ in The Calling of Saint Matthew,” which Caravaggio painted around 1600. The Italian ...
"It is a painting that expresses itself through gestures," she added. "This marvellous gesture of the outstretched right hand ...
“I believe it was painted in 1598 because Barberini’s hand gesture is similar to Christ’s in Caravaggio’s Calling of St Matthew, also painted that year,” she added. Ms Nicita said it was ...