The Supper at Emmaus and The Taking of Christ, painted in 1601 and 1602 respectively by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, have rarely been seen together since the first quarter of the 17th century.

“Both were painted for the same patron, Ciriaco Mattei, and originally displayed in the same family palace in Rome,” she said. “Reuniting Caravaggio’s The Supper At Emmaus and The Taking ...