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flag Italy buys Caravaggio’s Portrait of Maffeo Barberini for €30M to preserve national heritage.

flag Italy has acquired Caravaggio’s Portrait of Maffeo Barberini for €30 million, marking one of its largest cultural purchases. flag The painting, depicting the future Pope Urban VIII in his 30s, is one of only three securely attributed Caravaggio portraits. flag Authenticated in 1963, it was publicly displayed for the first time in November 2024 at Palazzo Barberini in Rome. flag The artwork, created using Caravaggio’s signature chiaroscuro style, will join the Palazzo Barberini’s permanent collection as part of Italy’s effort to preserve its national heritage.

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