A “secret room” in the Medici Chapel in Florence, where Michelangelo is said to have fled after his clash with Pope Clement VII, is expected to open its doors to the public from mid-November
A former coal warehouse where the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo is believed to have hidden to escape an enraged Pope will open to the public on November 15, a museum in Florence announced on Tuesday.
Michelangelo’s “secret room” is located inside the Medici Chapel and contains charcoal sketches of human figures attributed to the artist, who is said to have taken refuge there in 1530.
The small room, 10 meters long, three meters wide and 2-1/2 meters high at the top of the dome, was once used to store coal before it was rediscovered during renovation work in 1975.
Paolo Dal Poggetto, then director of the Medici Chapel Museum, attributed many of the designs found on the walls to Michelangelo, although others have since disputed this. Dal Poggetto believed that the artist had taken refuge in the room after falling out with Pope Clement VII.
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Source :Skai
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