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     [](#)[](#) When in Rome, you will not see Caravaggio masterpieces _'_David with the Head of Goliath', 'Saint Jerome', and the 'Boy with a Basket of Fruit'. For that, you'll have to come to Los Angeles, where the arrival of the Italian masterpieces was warmly welcomed by FENDI, The Getty, and Galleria Borghese at a private preview of the collection for VIPs at the Getty Center on Sunday night. The celebration, which marks the beginning of a three-year collaboration with the Caravaggio Research Institute, was attended by a constellation of shining lights from the worlds of fashion and culture, including Silvia Venturini Fendi herself, Pietro Beccaria (Chairman & CEO, Fendi), Anna Coliva (Director, Galleria Borghese), and James Cuno (President & CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust). Caravaggio's paintings highlight his subjects with an endlessly arresting use of light and shadow (David Hockney has claimed he invented "Hollywood Lighting", so a Los Angeles landing is more apt then it may at first appear) infusing his realism with a sense of poignant drama that we Angelenos are lucky to be able to see firsthand. Don't miss your chance: the paintings will be available for public view at The Getty Center from November 21, 2017 through February 18, 2018. Exhibition hours are Tuesday–Friday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Admission to The Getty Center is free.