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Rare frescoes dating back to the 17th century have been found by chance by an electrician working in Rome's Villa Farnesina. The Renaissance works were discovered a year ago behind a false ceiling above the vaults of the palace during a routine maintenance check by the Accademia dei Lincei, which recently granted AFP a visit to film the paintings.
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00:00That morning I saw this hole here.
00:29I went to get a portable lamp and when I turned it on, everything came out, it's wonderful.
00:42The webcams were placed on top of this famous bottle we talked about and, as you can see, on live monitors.
01:10So this operation serves both to enhance the new decorations, but also for us to keep the conservative state under control.
01:23Here we are.
01:31The others went well?
01:32The others went very well.

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