r/todayilearned • u/MyKinkyCountess • 4d ago

TIL that Michelangelo spent two months hiding in the underground chamber while evading a death sentence ordered by the Pope

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/31/michelangelo-secret-sketches-under-church-in-florence-open-to-public
15.8k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

306 comments sorted by

View all comments

1.2k

u/Semanticss 4d ago

THE underground chamber?!! Wait, does everybody know about the chamber except for me?!!

268

u/BreathingAlternative 4d ago

It's downstairs from the secret bordello.

110

u/LineChef 4d ago

[throws hands up]