The second in two years, this Caravaggio exhibition in Rome is a not to be missed event for all who appreciate the most expressive Italian Baroque painter, universally rated among the greatest artists of all the time.

However, the Caravaggio exhibition we are writing about is not a common one, it is definitely unique in its genre. With the aim of unveiling the secrets of the creation of the painter’s artworks and his approach to the painting, the exhibition recreates the studio where Caravaggio worked, sheding light on the tools, techniques and methods that he used while painting his canvases.

The Caravaggio exhibition in Rome has the purpose of evoking the atmosphere of the time of the painter’s “Roman years”, and shows by means of mirrors, lenses and optical tools, how the painter achieved that profound sense of light that has so impressed and has been much studied by critics and art lovers.

For this reason, the exhibition has been titled Caravaggio, La bottega del Genio, meaning Caravaggio, the workshop of a Genius.

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On the occasion of the 400^th anniversary of the death of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1610, Rome hosts a collection of his major paintings in the exhibition that takes his name “Caravaggio”, on view at the Scuderie del Quirinale from February the 20^th to June the 13^th.

The artworks spans Caravaggio 18-year career, but rather than put in chronological order, they have been arranged in a theme-based route. There are only authenticated works, historically credited by the hand of Caravaggio, and all dubious attributions ascribed to his school have been excluded.

The exhibition includes absolute masterpieces from all over the world: Amor vincit Omnia from Berlin, The Musicians from New York, The Lute Player from St. Petersburg, Baccus from Florence, Supper at Emmaus from London, and David with the head of Goliath from Rome are among Caravaggio most representative works.

The exhibition is held under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, and organized jointly by Palaexpo and MondoMostre, in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.

Hours: Sunday to Thursday from 10.00am to 08.00pm, Friday and Saturday until 10.30pm. Admission is allowed up to one hour before closing.

The Borghese Gallery is an art gallery in Rome situated in Villa Borghese, surrounded by the homonyn park. Cardinal Scipione Borghese began the collection over four centuries ago, when he ordered the construction of the Villa, which still is one of the most sumptuous in Rome.

The Gallery has twenty rooms across two floors and it is home to a large and superb collection of works belonging to modern art and ancient Roman art, among which Caravaggio, Titian, Raphael, Canova and Bernini are the most representative authors.

The collection includes major paintings such as Caravaggio’s “Boy with a Basket of fruit” and “St Jerome”, Titian’s “Sacred and Profane Love“, and “Entombemt of Christ” by Raphael. The most notable sculptures are Bernini’s “Apollo and Daphne” and Canova’s “Venus Victrix”.