Cosimo

Renovations at Florence’s Uffizi Galleries turned up some startling surprises, including a 17th century fresco and human remains. A painting of Cosimo II de Medici by Mannerist painter Bernardino Poccetti was uncovered from behind plaster when the museum’s coat room and ticketing booth were made over. Workers excavating unused basement rooms found the skeletons of … Read more

Renovations at Florence’s Uffizi Galleries turned up some startling surprises, including a 17th century fresco and human remains. A painting of Cosimo II de Medici by Mannerist painter Bernardino Poccetti was uncovered from behind plaster when the museum’s coat room and ticketing booth were made over. Workers excavating unused basement rooms found the skeletons of … Read more