Marie-Anne Mancio: Caravaggio and the Death of Ranuccio Tomassoni (1606)

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Jul 21, 202659:44Society & Culture

In this episode we explore one of the most infamous episodes in the history of art. Writer and guide Marie-Anne Mancio takes us back to the year when the Italian painter Caravaggio killed the pimp Ranuccio Tomassoni in a...

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