Caravaggio begins his journey from
Naples home to Rome, where he is to receive a pardon from the Pope through the intercession of Cardinal
Scipione Borghese;[1] however, Caravaggio never arrives in Rome.
^A letter from the
Bishop of Caserta in Naples to Cardinal Scipione Borghese in Rome, dated 29 July 1610, informs the Cardinal that the Marchesa of Caravaggio is holding two John the Baptists and a Magdalene which were intended for Borghese.
Caravaggio begins his journey from
Naples home to Rome, where he is to receive a pardon from the Pope through the intercession of Cardinal
Scipione Borghese;[1] however, Caravaggio never arrives in Rome.
^A letter from the
Bishop of Caserta in Naples to Cardinal Scipione Borghese in Rome, dated 29 July 1610, informs the Cardinal that the Marchesa of Caravaggio is holding two John the Baptists and a Magdalene which were intended for Borghese.