Showing posts with label Caravaggio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caravaggio. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Is Historic Rome Villa the World's Most Valuable Property?

A historic Rome valued at €471m ($535m) has failed to sell at auction, with a new sale set for later this year.

The property is home to the only known ceiling mural by Italian baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio.

The BBC's Rome correspondent Mark Lowen was allowed in to take a sneak peek inside.



Villa Aurora: Rome property fails to sell for €471m at auction: A villa in the Italian capital Rome housing the only mural by Caravaggio has failed to sell at auction. »