Historic Rome Villa With World’s Only Caravaggio Mural Is up for Auction

A general view shows a room, with frescoes on the ceiling by Italian artists including Guercino and Domenichino, inside Villa Aurora, a building that boasts Caravaggio's only ceiling mural, in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 16, 2021. Remo Casilli/Reuters

ROME—Looking for an opulent residence in Rome and have a spare half a billion euros to spend? Look no further: Villa Aurora, a real estate and art gem in the Italian capital is up for sale.

The property, which sprawls over 2,800 square meters including a lush garden, is home to the only known ceiling mural by Italian baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio.