Caravaggio’s final work is the focus of a new exhibition at London’s National Gallery. Joanna Moorhead went to Naples to discover the poignant story behind the painting.
11 April 2024, The Tablet
The last picture show
Having killed a man in Rome in a sword fight, he had been condemned to death and was on the run.
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