400 Years Later, Scientists Examine Caravaggio's Remains
The painter's bones "had been housed in a special container called an ossuary in the town of Porto Ercole in Italy. ... The cause of Caravaggio's death has been something of a mystery," with theories including "that he was assassinated for religious reasons, and that he collapsed with malaria on a deserted beach." BBC 12/22/09

Posted December 22, 2009 05:44 AM