ROME.- Caravaggio did not paint much in his life. Because
life often took precedence over art. And yet, many artworks over the centuries
have been attributed to Michelangelo Merisi. For some too many, for others
simply dubious attributions. The exhibition at the Scuderie del
Quirinale will present the public with only those artworks that are certainly by
Caravaggio, the sum of the indisputable master. A roundup of extraordinary
paintings, because technique, vision and innovation in the art of Caravaggio are
extraordinary, because nobody before and after him was able to “give light to
darkness.” Exhibition opens 18 February, 2010.