The painting was a 350-year-old
Paolo Porpora oil on canvas work called Flowers, valued at $1.5m.
Paolo Porpora oil on canvas work called Flowers, valued at $1.5m.
Exhibition organiser Sun Chi-hsuan,
said the boy was very nervous but should not be blamed.
said the boy was very nervous but should not be blamed.
“The painting’s bottom right is
damaged,” Sun later told reporters. “The boy’s hand made contact with the
artwork and left a hole the size of a fist.”
damaged,” Sun later told reporters. “The boy’s hand made contact with the
artwork and left a hole the size of a fist.”
The sheepish look on the boy’s face
after initial contact was classic. He seemed to be saying mea culpa? Not mea
after initial contact was classic. He seemed to be saying mea culpa? Not mea
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| museum workers inspecting damage |
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