An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a self portrait by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). Three Caravaggio masterpieces, entitled Martirio di San Matteo (Martyrdom of St. Matthew), Chiamata di San Matteo (Calling of St. Matthew) and San Matteo e l'angelo (St. Matthew and the Angel), have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a reflectography detail of a painting, entitled Chiamata di San Matteo (Calling of St. Matthew), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows an x-ray detail of a painting, entitled Martirio di San Matteo (Martyrdom of St. Matthew), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a reflectography detail of a painting, entitled Chiamata di San Matteo (Calling of St. Matthew), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a painting, entitled Chiamata di San Matteo (Calling of St. Matthew), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a painting, entitled San Matteo e l'angelo (St. Matthew and the Angel), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a detail of a painting, entitled Chiamata di San Matteo (Calling of St. Matthew), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a painting, entitled Martirio di San Matteo (Martyrdom of St. Matthew), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a detail of a painting, entitled Martirio di San Matteo (Martyrdom of St. Matthew), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
An undated handout picture provided by the official press office of the show organizers on 10 March 2011 shows a detail of a painting, entitled San Matteo e l'angelo (St. Matthew and the Angel), by Italian artist Caravaggio (1573-1610). The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy on 09 March 2011. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique. EPA/OFFICIAL PRESS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
