The naked warrior looks plaintively up into the averted eyes of a graceful woman methodically slicing off his head with a sword.
It is a burst of violence painted in haunting tones by a Renaissance master worth at least $100 million — or yet another fake distressing the art world.
Caravaggio’s mastery elevated Europe’s understanding of art by the time he died from what some scientists think was gradual poisoning from the lead in his paint at the age of 38 in 1610. But he was a hot-tempered genius who was wanted for murder and hiding from the Rome authorities in his final years of life.
Louis Finson was a recognised artist in his own right who both owned and reproduced Caravaggio’s work.
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