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New York Post
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bumbling tourist trips and puts hand through 300-year-old painting while posing for photo
He really put his foot in it. A clumsy tourist fell through a priceless 300-year-old painting while posing for a picture. Security footage from Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, shows the unidentified visitor posing for a photo in front of a 1712 artwork by Anton Domenico Gabbiani. As he tries to mimic the pose in the painting, the tourist suddenly loses balance and falls back against the canvas — tearing a hole near the bottom where the subject's foot is. 3 A clumsy tourist damaged a priceless 300-year-old painting while posing for a picture. TG1 The painting, which is normally kept at Palazzo Pitti, a separate art gallery, was only temporarily in the Uffizi for an exhibition when disaster struck on Saturday, Corriere Fiorentino reported. The bumbling tourist tripped over a step installed specifically to keep visitors at a safe distance. The tourist was quickly apprehended and formally reported to police, management at the Uffizi told Italian media. He faced charges of damaging cultural heritage, according to the Wanted in Rome outlet. The painting — of Ferdinando de' Medici, the then-grand prince of Tuscany — has been removed for repairs, a museum spokesperson said. 3 The visitor was trying to imitate the pose of the subject in a portrait when he tripped and fell backwards. TG1 A new crackdown on badly-behaved tourists at the world-famous art gallery is being imposed in the wake of the stunt. 'We will set very precise limits, preventing behavior that is not compatible with the sense of our institutions and respect for cultural heritage,' Uffizi director Simone Verde said in a statement following the incident. 'The problem of visitors who come to museums to make memes or take selfies for social media is rampant,' he added. Saturday's incident is the latest in a recent string of examples of tourists damaging priceless artworks in Italy, causing many in the country to accuse visitors of disrespecting their heritage. Earlier this month, an idiot tourist was filmed crashing a precious work of art after he sat on it to take a picture. 3 The incident has caused Florence's Uffizi Gallery to issue new guidelines for visitors. TG1 The tourist had sat on the delicate chair, adorned with thousands of Swarovski crystals, causing it to crumble beneath his weight. Both the man and his female companion fled from the room, leaving the 'Van Gogh' chair art piece by artist Nicola Bolla warped and mangled. 'They ignored every rule of respect for art and cultural heritage,' management at Verona's Palazzo Maffei said on social media, noting that the visitors waited for security to leave the room before the ill-fated photo op. The pair were branded 'superficial' and 'disrespectful' by the museum.
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Selfie-taking tourist damages Baroque artwork in Italy
A visitor to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has damaged a priceless oil painting while trying to take a selfie, the museum says. The unidentified tourist leaned against the Baroque artwork, Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, to take a photo - until the canvas gave way. Italian broadcaster TG1 posted a video on X, which shows the painting's canvas tearing under the man's weight. The painting is considered one of the highlights of the current exhibition. The man was identified by museum staff and reported to police. A photo in the local newspaper Corriere Fiorentino shows a tear in the canvas. The museum management said the damage was minor, however, and could be repaired. The painting was immediately removed for restoration. Museum director Simone Verde expressed his outrage to the Italian news agency ANSA. He said the problem of visitors coming to museums to take selfies or memes for social networks was getting out of hand. "We will establish clear rules to prevent behaviour that is incompatible with the purpose of our institutions and respect for cultural heritage," Verde said. This is not the first time that art has fallen victim to selfies. Two visitors to the Palazzo Maffei in Verona recently destroyed a Van Gogh chair by artist Nicola Bolla, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals. The couple had discovered the perfect photo opportunity - they sat down on the glittering sculpture, which then broke, as seen on a surveillance video from the museum. A visitor to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has damaged a priceless oil painting while trying to take a selfie, the museum says. The unidentified tourist leaned against the Baroque artwork, Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, to take a photo - until the canvas gave way. Italian broadcaster TG1 posted a video on X, which shows the painting's canvas tearing under the man's weight. The painting is considered one of the highlights of the current exhibition. The man was identified by museum staff and reported to police. A photo in the local newspaper Corriere Fiorentino shows a tear in the canvas. The museum management said the damage was minor, however, and could be repaired. The painting was immediately removed for restoration. Museum director Simone Verde expressed his outrage to the Italian news agency ANSA. He said the problem of visitors coming to museums to take selfies or memes for social networks was getting out of hand. "We will establish clear rules to prevent behaviour that is incompatible with the purpose of our institutions and respect for cultural heritage," Verde said. This is not the first time that art has fallen victim to selfies. Two visitors to the Palazzo Maffei in Verona recently destroyed a Van Gogh chair by artist Nicola Bolla, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals. The couple had discovered the perfect photo opportunity - they sat down on the glittering sculpture, which then broke, as seen on a surveillance video from the museum. A visitor to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has damaged a priceless oil painting while trying to take a selfie, the museum says. The unidentified tourist leaned against the Baroque artwork, Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, to take a photo - until the canvas gave way. Italian broadcaster TG1 posted a video on X, which shows the painting's canvas tearing under the man's weight. The painting is considered one of the highlights of the current exhibition. The man was identified by museum staff and reported to police. A photo in the local newspaper Corriere Fiorentino shows a tear in the canvas. The museum management said the damage was minor, however, and could be repaired. The painting was immediately removed for restoration. Museum director Simone Verde expressed his outrage to the Italian news agency ANSA. He said the problem of visitors coming to museums to take selfies or memes for social networks was getting out of hand. "We will establish clear rules to prevent behaviour that is incompatible with the purpose of our institutions and respect for cultural heritage," Verde said. This is not the first time that art has fallen victim to selfies. Two visitors to the Palazzo Maffei in Verona recently destroyed a Van Gogh chair by artist Nicola Bolla, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals. The couple had discovered the perfect photo opportunity - they sat down on the glittering sculpture, which then broke, as seen on a surveillance video from the museum. A visitor to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has damaged a priceless oil painting while trying to take a selfie, the museum says. The unidentified tourist leaned against the Baroque artwork, Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, to take a photo - until the canvas gave way. Italian broadcaster TG1 posted a video on X, which shows the painting's canvas tearing under the man's weight. The painting is considered one of the highlights of the current exhibition. The man was identified by museum staff and reported to police. A photo in the local newspaper Corriere Fiorentino shows a tear in the canvas. The museum management said the damage was minor, however, and could be repaired. The painting was immediately removed for restoration. Museum director Simone Verde expressed his outrage to the Italian news agency ANSA. He said the problem of visitors coming to museums to take selfies or memes for social networks was getting out of hand. "We will establish clear rules to prevent behaviour that is incompatible with the purpose of our institutions and respect for cultural heritage," Verde said. This is not the first time that art has fallen victim to selfies. Two visitors to the Palazzo Maffei in Verona recently destroyed a Van Gogh chair by artist Nicola Bolla, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals. The couple had discovered the perfect photo opportunity - they sat down on the glittering sculpture, which then broke, as seen on a surveillance video from the museum.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Selfie-taking tourist damages Baroque artwork in Italy
A visitor to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has damaged a priceless oil painting while trying to take a selfie, the museum says. The unidentified tourist leaned against the Baroque artwork, Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, to take a photo - until the canvas gave way. Italian broadcaster TG1 posted a video on X, which shows the painting's canvas tearing under the man's weight. The painting is considered one of the highlights of the current exhibition. The man was identified by museum staff and reported to police. A photo in the local newspaper Corriere Fiorentino shows a tear in the canvas. The museum management said the damage was minor, however, and could be repaired. The painting was immediately removed for restoration. Museum director Simone Verde expressed his outrage to the Italian news agency ANSA. He said the problem of visitors coming to museums to take selfies or memes for social networks was getting out of hand. "We will establish clear rules to prevent behaviour that is incompatible with the purpose of our institutions and respect for cultural heritage," Verde said. This is not the first time that art has fallen victim to selfies. Two visitors to the Palazzo Maffei in Verona recently destroyed a Van Gogh chair by artist Nicola Bolla, which was encrusted with Swarovski crystals. The couple had discovered the perfect photo opportunity - they sat down on the glittering sculpture, which then broke, as seen on a surveillance video from the museum.
