Giovanni Baglione's account that the work was commissioned by Genoa banker Ottavio Costa. A second painting on the same subject (see below) and dated to 1607...

the painting was originally in the collection of Caravaggio's patron Ottavio Costa. His will of 6 August 1606, contains a painting by this description...

His patrons and protectors – the Colonna, the Giustiniani, the banker Ottavio Costa – had strong links with Malta and the Knights, and it may have been...

banker and art patron Ottavio Costa, who already owned the artist's Judith Beheading Holofernes and Martha and Mary Magdalene. Costa intended it for an altarpiece...

sixteenth century San Fedele was chosen by the lords Alessandro and Ottavio Costa to erect a palace of ancient statues and frescoes, with a spacious garden...

Later, as a finalist in the Ottavio Ziino International Lyric Competition (Concorso Lirico Internazionale "Ottavio Ziino"), Costa-Jackson met Lenore Rosenberg...

designs. The company was founded by Ottavio ("Tai") and Rosita Missoni in 1953. The business was founded in 1953, when Ottavio and Rosita Missoni set up a small...

(born 7 August 1967; better known as Edoardo Costa) is an Italian fashion model, actor and entrepreneur. Costa's career began in the fashion industry in the...

Pirate Warrior, is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Ricardo Montalbán and Vincent Price. Ricardo Montalbán as Captain...

Wild Cats on the Beach (Italian: Costa Azzurra, French: Côte d'Azur) is a 1959 Italian-French comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala. Alberto Sordi: Alberto...