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‘Judith Beheading Holofernes’ (1602). The incisions in the preparation layer show that Caravaggio altered his initial design in order to emphasize
the drama of the severed head. The results of the diagnostic survey on 22 works by the maestro can be admired in the
‘Inside Caravaggio’ exhibition, produced in collaboration with MondoMostre Skirà, until 28 January at Palazzo Reale, Milan (palazzorealemilano.it).
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