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New Caravaggio? Italy NEWS (English Subtitles)

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**FOR ENGLISH SUBTITLES, PLACE MOUSE OVER the BOTTOM of the VIDEO AT ALL TIMES, PLACING MOUSE OVER BOXES THAT POP UP ALONG BOTTOM AND TOP right OF SCREEN** On the Eve of the 400th Anniversary of Caravaggio, Museums and Churches across Rome had Free Admission and stayed open in honor of Caravaggio's Anniversary of his Death in 1610. Amidst the celebration, a painting of Saint Lawrence the martyr that for decades hung on the walls of a Rome monastery of the Jesuit priests was believed to be done by Caravaggio himself.
News coverege from July 2010 here explains that the Model portraying Saint Lawrence bears a strong resemblance to a model from various other paintings of his; His Artist, Pupil, Model and Bosom Buddy Mario Minniti, born in Syracuse, Sicily (1577-1640).

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  • ottimi sottotitoli in inglese

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