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A portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio held in a private collection since it was discovered more than 60 years ago is being shown to the public for the first time in a museum in Rome.

Alberto PIZZOLI/AFP/AFP A rarely seen painting by Italian master Caravaggio, part of a private collection, is going on ...