“Here is the main moment of the show.Archivist Thomas Fulleron presses a switch that protrudes from a hole in the ceiling. The spotlight reveals colors: forest green, lemon yellow, brick red. Then a woman lying down with a basket of fruits on her head. Legs of a goat, legs of a satyr come out of his dark body. “ This Renaissance fresco is perfectly preserved “, the historian is surprised. That’s right. bacchante doesn’t look her age… Like a coat, a false ceiling has protected our beautiful stranger for years. It will be “deposited” to finally give it back the light it deserves.
For nearly ten years, the Prince’s Palace of Monaco has unknowingly embarked on an ambitious archaeological project. It all started in 2013. During the renovation of the main courtyard, the artists noticed an inconsistency in the Galerie d’Hercule vaults. Scratching the canvases of the 19th century, they come across a strange besg. Cherubs, fauns…
Source: Le Figaro
