Dea Picture Library/DeAgostini/Getty Images Aurora, 1621, by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591-1666), fresco. Casino of the Villa Ludovisi, Rome. One lucky buyer can own the only ...
A historic villa in Rome with Caravaggio’s only ceiling painting – and a $410 million price tag – failed to secure any bids Thursday during a court-ordered auction, part of a messy inheritance ...
Have you ever wanted to buy a Roman villa? How about one that comes with its own built-in Caravaggio mural? Now is your chance, as the Villa Aurora hits the market at a cool €471 million ($546 million ...
An inheritance battle could see a Texas-born princess out on the streets—but Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi has to this point defied the court order demanding she vacate Rome’s Villa ...
The starting bid on a Roman villa with the world’s only Caravaggio ceiling painting, which was expected to fetch $533 million at auction, has been slashed after the property failed to sell Tuesday. A ...
A stately villa in the heart of Rome, which houses the world’s only ceiling mural by the Italian painter Caravaggio, will be auctioned at a starting price of 471 million euros ($547 million) in ...
A portrait by the artist had a public debut in Rome on Friday, after decades hidden away in a private collection. Now Italy wants to buy it. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome When Thomas ...