Caravaggio Art Found

In one of France's most exciting artistic discoveries of recent years, two paintings by the 16th-century Italian artist Caravaggio have been found in a church in the central town of Loches, the town's municipal authority said yesterday. "Pilgrimage of Our Lord to Emmaus" and "St. Thomas Putting His Finger on Christ's Wound" hung ignored for nearly two centuries under the organ loft in the Church of St. Anthony but have been verified by experts. "When I walked into the room where the paintings were, I was completely shocked...It was very emotional. This kind of thing happens once in a lifetime," says Caravaggio specialist Jose Freches. For the full story - click the title Irish Art