Caravaggista: What if Caravaggio hadn't died today? What if he had reached Rome - or never left?:
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When Caravaggio died 403 years ago today, he had been in a self-imposed exile from Rome for about four years. He fled Rome in 1606 after he killed Ranuccio Tomassoni during a nighttime duel. For this murder, he was sentenced to death.
What did a death sentence entail in 1606 in Rome? Many…
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