A combination picture shows Caravaggio’s “Resurrection of Lazarus” before (L) and after its restoration in Rome June 15, 2012. The painting, one of the most hauntingly beautiful artworks by the master who lived at the cusp of the 16th and 17th centuries, has been restored for the first time in 60 years. The painting, also known as The Raising of Lazarus, was done by Caravaggio in Sicily, to where he fled from Malta in 1608. It was housed for centuries in the church of the Crociferi fathers in Messina before it was moved to that city’s museum. The painting, believed to have been painted in 1609 – one year before his death at the age of 38 – depicts the story in the Gospel of St John in which Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. The restoration took seven months and the painting, measuring 3.80 by 2.75 metres (around nine by 12 feet), will be on display in Rome’s Palazzo Braschi, overlooking Piazza Navona, until July 15. REUTERS/Handout (ITALY – Tags: SOCIETY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS