Some of the most glamorous chapters in Monaco’s history were written in the Prince’s Palace, where the majestic settings of the Courtyard of Honour, Gallery of Hercules and Throne Room have been the stage for famous weddings and lavish receptions.
But unknown to its residents, the Princes and Princesses of the Grimaldi dynasty, for centuries these rooms hid a treasure of incomparable value: Italian Renaissance frescoes painted in the 16th century by artists influenced by Michelangelo and Raphael.
The differing tastes of Monaco’s successive rulers relegated these works to oblivion, obscured by several layers of paint.
But after eight years of meticulous restoration and recovery work carried out by a team of international experts, more than 600 square metres (6,450sq ft) of mythological scenes of exceptional quality have finally been restored to their
