The latest twit by Reuters states,
Reuters
This centuries-old Rome villa is going up for auction in January for more than $500 million and features an original mural by Italian master Caravaggio reut.rs/3DqpqhI
This centuries-old Rome villa is going up for auction in January for more than $500 million and features an original mural by Italian master Caravaggio https://t.co/gLY27SEmCx pic.twitter.com/8icdVf72aD
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 17, 2021
The 2.75-metre wide painting Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto was commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte in the 16th century to adorn the ceiling in his alchemy laboratory at Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, known as Villa Aurora.
Villa Aurora was later sold to its current owners, the noble Ludovisi family.
Villa Aurora to go up for auction on January, 18 with opening record bid of of 471 million euros ($535 million)
A sprawling villa in Rome containing the only ceiling mural ever painted by the Italian master Caravaggio.
Source: Reuters on Twitter, 17/11/2021
Last Updated on 17.11.2021 by iskova