A Construction Crew Working at the Uffizi in Florence Accidentally Uncovered Two Long-Lost Renaissance-Era Frescoes
The hidden gems, which depict Ferdinando I and Cosimo II de Medici, were discovered during an expansion project.
A restorer works on the ceiling at the Uffizi Galleries. Photo courtesy Uffizi Galleries.
Workers renovating the Uffizi Galleries in Florence have discovered two centuries-old hidden frescoes while expanding the museum’s galleries.
The hidden gems, which depict former Grand Dukes Ferdinando I and Cosimo II de Medici as a young man, were uncovered in the museum’s west wing.
The portrait of Cosimo II, which is full length and the older of the two artworks, had been plastered over, and the museum said it can be attributed to the circle of Mannerist painter Bernardino Poccetti.
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