A boost to our endless fascination with the last queen of Cyprus

Caterina Cornaro, the last queen of Cyprus, will be the subject of a lecture taking place at the Centre of Visual Arts Research (CVAR) – Costas & Rita Severis Foundation in Nicosia on March 19.

The lecture, delivered by Dr Giorgos Markou, the island’s leading expert on the cultural and artisitic links between Cyprus and Venice, will focus on a group of five late 16th century paintings narrating the life of Caterina, which were acquired recently by the Severis Foundation at auction in Genoa.