The marvelous paintings of Michelangelo Meris Caravaggio are scheduled to 
on exhibit 18 February – 13 June 2010 at the Scuderie del Quirinale marking the 400 years since his death. What is promised in this exhibit of Caravaggio’s work that is different than others I’ve seen, is that there is an assertion that all of the works are those of the great master. The paintings that could be or may be Caravaggio’s have been weeded out.
By drawing on the literary sources and the immense volume of documentary material collected and systematically updated first by Mia Cinotti, from 1971 to 1983, and subsequently by Stefania Macioce, in 2003, and continuously increased up to the present day, it has been possible to conduct a rigorous critical appraisal of the paintings, their precise chronological dating, their provenance and the original and subsequent settings by tracing their various changes of ownership. Scuderie del Quirinale
I never grow tired of seeing Caravaggio’s paintings. They are dramatic, beautifully executed and while many are depictions of biblical scenes, that are also the subject of paintings by other artists of that time, Caravaggio’s works are to me more imaginative and powerful.
So for the art traveler another reason to visit Rome next year.
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