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
SKY/NOW TV, APPLE TV+ AND MORE Trying The streaming service’s first British series looks like being one of its best shows to date. The series’ pedigree is certainly impressive. Directed by Catastrophe helmer Jim O’Hanlon and written by former Mock The Week scribe Andy Wolton, the cast of Trying includes Rafe Spall, Esther Smith, Phil … Read more