Caravaggio rejected by Louvre

Wikimedia/Public Domain

Caravaggio – Giuditta e Oloferne Source: Wikimedia/Public Domain

A painting by Caravaggio, or allegedly so, is about to be auctioned in Toulouse for around 140 million pounds.


Not even Luovre was able to afford the purchase, as told by the art expert Andrea Candiani, director of Blackart projects.

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