Tag - Paolina Borghese Bonaparte

The broken toes on Antonio Canova's Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (1804) after an Austrian visitor posing for a photograph sat on the sculpture's lap. Photo courtesy of Museo Antonio Canova.

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The Austrian Tourist Who Sat on a Sculpture at Italy’s Antonio Canova Museum Has Issued an Apology | artnet News

August 5, 2020

A Clumsy Museum Visitor Snapped the Toes Off a Historic Sculpture in Italy While Trying to Pose for a Selfie in Its Lap | artnet News

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A Clumsy Museum Visitor Snapped the Toes Off a Historic Sculpture in Italy While Trying to Pose for a Selfie in Its Lap | artnet News

August 3, 2020