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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Interesting

Did Caravaggio meet a grisly end - with the Vatican's complicity?
Citing documents from the Vatican Secret Archives, an Italian historian argues that 17th-century documents reveal Renaissance artist Caravaggio was assassinated by the Knights of Malta.

The theory is laid out in Vincenzo Pacelli's forthcoming book, Caravaggio – Between Art and Science, which I'm assuming is in Italian. Since my ability to read Italian is solely based on my Latin skills, I probably won't be getting it unless it is translated into English. But, it does sound intriguing.

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