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Delicate charcoal drawings that some experts have attributed to Michelangelo are seen on the walls of a room in central Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.

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Video. Secret room allegedly displaying Michelangelo's drawings opens

Updated: 15/11/2023 - 11:18 GMT+1

The room was used to store coal until 1955 and then sealed and forgotten about for decades below a trapdoor that was in turn, hidden beneath furniture.

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