Florence, Palatine Gallery of Pitti Palace, Room of Ulysses. Here, Olivera Stojovic, expert in Florentine Art, introduces to us a youthful work by Filippino Lippi: The Story of Lucretia. The painting shows the death of Lucretia, and was combined with another panel – also by Lippi – representing the story of another Roman heroine, Virginia […]

Naples, Capodimonte National Museum. The art historian Claudio Sagliocco guides us through this beautiful museum to discover a masterpiece by Caravaggio, realized during his Neapolitan stay: Flagellation of Christ. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio – better known simply as Caravaggio – was active in Rome for most of his artistic life, but after being sentenced to […]