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In three thrilling works by Caravaggio, the same boy’s face crops up. As one – the astonishing Victorious Cupid – arrives in Britain, we ask: who was this anarchic model and muse?

The theft comes at a time when gold prices have soared in global markets this year

For the first time since Russia’s all-out war, a delegation of Ukrainian children formerly abducted by Russian forces met the press in Rome on Wednesday. A senior official from Zelenskyy’s office said Ukraine wants to formalise the Vatican’s role as mediator to help secure the release of civilians.

"Once you have an ever-expanding system of entitlements that you can't afford, that's often the beginning of the decline and fall," says historian Johan Norberg.

While speculation has been rife in some Italian papers about the reasons behind Zelenskyy not making a stop in Italy, one senior researcher in comments to Euronews said the reason was probably far more mundane.

A rare 15th-century illuminated Bible, considered a masterpiece of Renaissance art, has gone on display in Rome for the Vatican’s Holy Year after being transported under heavy security from Modena.

Rome is famous for its gladiators, but were any of these fighters women?

Visitors are getting a rare glimpse inside Rome’s closely guarded Colonna Palace, a private home-museum long hidden from mass tourism.

Every year, millions visit Rome’s famous sites, but few enter the exclusive Colonna Palace.

Only a tiny fraction of tourists step inside the gilded halls of Rome’s most exclusive site: the Colonna Palace

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