Rita Jenrette

A villa in Rome containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio went on a court-ordered auction block on Jan. 18, thanks to an inheritance dispute pitting the heirs of one of Rome's aristocratic families against their stepmother, a Texas-born princess.

A 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.