Italy’s 30 million euro Caravaggio bet is paying off
Italy paid 30 million euro for a rarely seen Caravaggio. Now it hangs in Rome, and crowds suggest the gamble works.
Italy paid 30 million euro for a rarely seen Caravaggio. Now it hangs in Rome, and crowds suggest the gamble works.
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