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Masterpiece damaged visitor who wanted:
A portrait of Prince Tuscan Ferdinando of ‘Medici painted by Anton Domenico Gabbiani in 1712. In addition, was damaged after a visitor fell back this weekend. Therefore, The man has been identified and reported to the authorities.
Last week. Consequently, the images of a tourist breaking a piece of furniture on display at the Palazzo Maffei de Verona caused indignation. Nevertheless, This weekend. in Florence, a new 300-year-old work of art was damaged by a visitor of the Offices gallery, reports The Guardian.
The offices indicated that the painting. a portrait of Prince Toscan Ferdinando of ‘Medici painted by Anton Domenico Gabbiani in 1712, was damaged after a visitor fell back while he was trying to “do the same” (a phenomenon taken up and declined en masse on the Internet, before him.
A tear in the canvas – Masterpiece damaged visitor who wanted
On the images of surveillance cameras broadcast by the Italian media. we see the visitor lean back and fall on the board. A close -up even reveals a tear in the master’s web. The offices indicated that the individual had been identified by the police and reported to the judicial authorities.
Obviously. the table was removed for repair and the exhibition from which it was a part – presenting approximately 150 masterpieces of the 18th century of artists such as Goya, Tiepolo and Canaletto – was closed until July 2.
Simone Verde. Additionally, the director of the museum, regretted that “the problem of visitors who come to museums to create the same or take selfies for social networks is endemic”. He added that the offices, following the incident, planned to masterpiece damaged visitor who wanted impose restrictions on visitors. “We will set very precise limits. preventing behaviors that are not compatible with the meaning of our institutions and respect for cultural heritage,” he announces.
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