Electrician finds 17th-century frescoes behind Rome villa's false ceiling
Posted: Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by blue, red and gold hues have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes discovered behind a false ceiling at Rome's Villa Farnesina, according to a local publication. The three paintings were hidden above the vaulted ceiling of what was once the living room of Agostino Chigi, a wealthy banker and Renaissance patron who had the villa built at the start of the 16th century. Electrician Davide Renzoni stumbled upon them by chance after climbing through a trapdoor into the long-forgotten space during maintenance work on the villa, which sits on the western bank of the river Tiber. "I went to get a lamp, and when I turned it on, everything appeared: it was a marvel," he said.
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