Friday, July 6, 2012

Dozens of Caravaggio sketches 'discovered'

[BBC]  Two Italian art historians say they believe they have uncovered dozens of sketches and paintings attributable to the Renaissance master Caravaggio. The works are believed to date from Caravaggio's time as a student in Milan, Italian media reports. They were previously ascribed to the archive of painter Simone Peterzano, with whom he studied from aged 11.