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For sale: Rome villa restored by Texas princess auctioned

The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, is framed by trees in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A wall painting by Caravaggio inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A wall painting by Caravaggio inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi shows to journalists the wall painting by Caravaggio inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A wall painting by Caravaggio inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A wall painting by Caravaggio inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The stairway of The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi opens a window of The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The gardens of The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi shows a fresco by Guercino inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi welcomes Associated Press journalists on the occasion of an interview inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A painting of Prince Nicolo Boncompagni Ludovisi and his wife Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi is displayed inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A detail of a fresco inside The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The Casino dell’Aurora, also known as Villa Ludovisi, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. The villa in the heart of Rome that features the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is being put up for auction by court order after the home was restored by its last occupants: a Texas-born princess and her late husband, a member of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)