Why it matters
A Romani girl reads a young man's palm while secretly slipping the ring from his finger. Caravaggio painted two versions of the scene.
Did you know?
- The Louvre version dates from around 1595.
- The model may be his companion Mario Minniti.
- In 1603 the poet Gaspare Murtola dedicated a madrigal to it.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Fortune Teller (Caravaggio) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
