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Electrician discovers 17th-century frescoes hidden behind false ceiling at Rome's Villa Farnesina

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Electrician discovers 17th-century frescoes hidden behind false ceiling at Rome's Villa Farnesina

Electrician discovers 17th-century frescoes hidden behind false ceiling at Rome's Villa Farnesina

The stunning frescoes are attributed to Italian Baroque painter Carlo Maratta and his pupils, Girolamo Troppa and François Simonot.


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Carlo Maratta Carlo Maratta Italian painter (1625–1713)


Villa Farnesina Villa Farnesina Villa in Rome, central Italy


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Girolamo Troppa Girolamo Troppa Italian painter


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