Rain seeped into the Uffizi Gallery wetting a Caravaggio display case as a violent thunderstorm hit Florence Thursday.
    This afternoon, following a thunderstorm in Florence that saw over 45 millimeters of rain fall in an hour, water leaked through the skylight of the Uffizi Gallery room housing seven 17th-century paintings—including Caravaggio's 'Bacchus'.
    According to the museum, the leak caused water to splash onto the outer glass of the protective case housing the 'Bacchus'.
    "Following the necessary inspections," the museum stated, "no damage was found to any of the artworks." The room will reopen tomorrow morning.

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