From March 7 to July 6, 2025, in conjunction with the celebrations for the Jubilee 2025, the National Galleries of Ancient Art, in collaboration with the Galleria Borghese, with the support of the Directorate-General for Museums of the Ministry of Culture and the Main Partner Intesa Sanpaolo, present Caravaggio 2025 at Palazzo Barberini.
Curated by Francesca Cappelletti, Maria Cristina Terzaghi, and Thomas Clement Salomon, this is one of the most significant and ambitious projects ever dedicated to Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio (1571–1610). The exhibition will feature an exceptional number of authentic paintings and a journey through rarely seen works and new discoveries in one of the most symbolic places of the connection between the artist and his patrons.
Bringing together some of Caravaggio’s most famous works alongside lesser-known but equally significant ones, the exhibition aims to offer a fresh and in-depth reflection on the artistic and cultural revolution of the Master. For the first time, it will explore on such a large scale the innovation he introduced to the artistic, religious, and social landscape of his time.
Among the works on display will be the Portrait of Maffeo Barberini, recently revealed to the public more than sixty years after its rediscovery, now shown for the first time alongside other paintings by Caravaggio. Also featured is Ecce Homo, currently exhibited at the Prado Museum in Madrid, which will return to Italy for the first time in centuries, along with other exceptional loans such as Saint Catherine from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid—originally part of the Barberini collections and now returning to its historical home—and Martha and Mary Magdalene from the Detroit Institute of Arts, for which Caravaggio used the same model as in Judith Beheading Holofernes, housed at Palazzo Barberini. These works will be displayed together for the first time.
The exhibition will also provide an opportunity to reunite the three paintings commissioned by the banker Ottavio Costa: Judith Beheading Holofernes from Palazzo Barberini, Saint John the Baptist from the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, and Saint Francis in Ecstasy from the Wadsworth Atheneum of Art in Hartford. Other works linked to the history of the Barberini collection will also be included, such as The Cardsharps from the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, which returns to the Roman palace where it was long preserved.
The exhibition concludes with a prestigious loan from Intesa Sanpaolo: The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, Caravaggio’s final painting, created just before his death.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
HOW TO GET THERE
Palazzo Barberini – Via delle Quattro Fontane, 13 – Rome, Italy
Bus: 53 – 61 – 62 – 63 – 80 – 81 – 83 – 160 – 492 – 590
Metro: Line A, Barberini station
MAP
OPENING HOURS
- Sunday to Thursday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Friday and Saturday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Monday: Open only for organized groups
TICKETS
Reservation is strongly recommended, and tickets are nominal.
- Full price: €18.00
- Reduced (€15.00): Ages 18–25
- Reduced (€12.00): Holders of the National Galleries Pass and other agreements
- Reduced (€9.00): Intesa Sanpaolo employees and ALI members
- Combined ticket (€25.00): Caravaggio 2025 exhibition + admission to the National Galleries of Ancient Art (valid for 20 days from first use, including Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Corsini)
- Reduced combined ticket (€17.00): Ages 18–25, Caravaggio 2025 exhibition + admission to the National Galleries of Ancient Art (valid for 20 days from first use, including Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Corsini)
- Free admission:
- Visitors under 18
- School groups and accompanying teachers from the European Union (with prior reservation)
- Students and faculty of Architecture, Literature (archaeology or art history focus), Cultural Heritage Conservation, and Education Sciences
- Fine Arts Academy students
- Ministry of Culture employees
- ICOM members
- Licensed tour guides and interpreters on duty
- Journalists with a valid press card
- Visitors with disabilities and one companion
- Schoolteachers (tenured or contracted) with an official certification issued by the Italian Ministry of Education
ACCESSIBILITY
- Parking spaces available for people with limited mobility
- Barrier-free entrance
- Dogs are not allowed, including small ones, except for guide dogs accompanying visually impaired visitors or with a certified pet therapy document
PRIVATE VISITS
It is possible to organize private events and out-of-hours visits to the exhibition.
For information and details, contact: caravaggio2025.eventi@cultura.gov.it
Palazzo Barberini, Rome
Via delle Quattro Fontane, 13, 00184 Roma RM
March 7 – July 6, 2025
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