February 28, 2010. There’s a big secret hiding behind this
famous painting. For hundreds of years this masterpiece has been
attributed to the famous Italian artist, Caravaggio, but in
reality “The Dream of St. Joseph” was painted by none other than
Giovanni Baglione- a misconception that is now exposed in an
exhibition at the Alfredo Pallesi art gallery in Rome.Antonio
Pallesi Alfredo Pallesi Art Gallery “Giovanni Baglione was one
of the most recognized painters of Rome, until Caravaggio got to
Rome. Caravaggio broke all the rules. But one year before
Baglione finished this work, he took a ‘caravaggiotesque’
approach. In fact Caravaggio denounced him because he said
Baglione was a copy cat.” Now thanks to an investigation that
looked at the records of Giovanni Baglione trial statements the
artists true identity is known. Antonio Pallesi Alfredo Pallesi
Art Gallery “Those statements explicitly say that Giovanni
Baglione finished the painting in 1559, it was meant to hang in
the private chapel of the Santacroce