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Catholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian

Marko Rupnik, a Catholic priest, was expelled from the Jesuit order because he’d allegedly abused women. He was later accepted into the diocese in his native Slovenia. Rupnik is also an artist, and his work is on display in churches in Lourdes, Rome and Washington, D.C., among others.

The Conversation

Spain unveils ‘lost Caravaggio’ that nearly sold for 1,500 euros

The artwork was discovered just before being put up for sale for equivalent of $1,800 following an attribution mistake.

Al Jazeera

Spain Unveils 'Lost Caravaggio' That Nearly Sold For A Song

A painting by Italian master Caravaggio, once mistakenly thought to be by an unknown artist and nearly auctioned off for a song, was unveiled at Madrid's Prado Museum on Monday.

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Lost Caravaggio that was nearly sold for €1,500 goes on display at Prado in Madrid

Museum’s experts realised painter’s Ecce Homo had been misattributed in auction catalogue

The Guardian - UK

Rule-breaker for the ages: why Caravaggio is our screen age’s art superstar

With his final masterpiece on show in London and his influence all over Ripley with Andrew Scott on Netflix, the troubled painter’s appeal endures

The Guardian - UK

The Last Caravaggio review – a gripping and murderously dark finale

Rage, slaughter, death, regret … The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, believed to be Caravaggio’s last work, is so astonishing, it deserves to be a one-painting blockbuster

The Guardian - UK

Death-defying darkness, thought-provoking pop art and unrepentant nudes – the week in art

Caravaggio proves haunting, Yinka Shonibare brings colonial figures down to size and Monica Sjöö photographs the goddess feminism – all in your weekly dispatch

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Art Institute of Chicago exhibit gives a rare, up-close glimpse of 2 Caravaggio works

Because of his tumultuous, Netflix-ready life story and the groundbreaking nature of his art, Caravaggio is one of those marquee names in art history like Rembrandt, Monet or Picasso.

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