Be Careful With That! Caravaggio's "Supper at Emmaus" Unpacked in Hong Kong

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
By Vivienne Chow

Workers lift up Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus at the Asia Society Hong Kong.

CHINA---When you’re unpacking a seventeenth century Italian masterpiece worth HK$640 million, you certainly don’t want to slip up and tear the canvas. Caravaggio’s master work "Supper at Emmaus" was unpacked on Monday morning ready to wow Hong Kong's art lovers. The 1606 painting by the Italian Baroque master arrived in Hong Kong on Sunday and is now being installed at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center in Admiralty, for its debut in an exhibition entitled “Light and Shadows – Caravaggio, The Italian Baroque Master." The show also features works from four Hong Kong contemporary artists. [link]