Ten of the famous works of art affected due to negligence or the aggressive attacks and unbalanced people

great works of art created for months and even years of work, the artists put in them the knowledge, skill and soul. Each of them is the reflection of the artist's personality and is full of many meanings, estimate that in all its depth is not possible. Many costly and important to the world of art work in its time, unfortunately, have suffered as a result of negligence or assault people angry or simply crazy. Site businessinsider.com compiled a list of the ten most famous works of art - the "victims" of accidents and vandalism.

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Marcel Duchamp. "Fountain". 1917

talented artist can make a significant almost any object . For example, Marcel Duchamp turned a urinal white porcelain, bought in New York in 1917, in the creation of "Fountain" by simply putting a sign on it. Not everyone was willing to admit it art: Society of Independent Artists in New York, the exhibition of which the author sent his work, refused to exhibit it. In 2006 the "Fountain" to the time to evaluate as early as 3.6 million dollars, attacked with a hammer a 76-year-old artist Pierre Pinonchelli (Pierre Pinoncelli). From the little earthenware sculpture split off and called his vandal of performances, which would itself Duchamp. Interestingly, Pinonchelli not the first time attempted to "The Fountain." In 1993, during the exposure operation in Nimes (France), he used the urinal for its intended purpose. So what is the most famous conceptual works by Duchamp constantly under threat.

Marcel Duchamp Fountain. 1917 Source: businessinsider.com

< /a> Rembrandt Night Watch. 1642 Source: businessinsider.com

Rembrandt. "Night Watch". 1642

It would be nice to military heroes Rembrandt "Night Watch" to protect themselves - because the picture of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum often encroach. In 1911 an unemployed ship's cook tried to cut her with a knife - though unsuccessfully. In 1975, schoolteacher riddled with blade is for real, and although the work was restored, the incident marks still visible. It was later discovered that the teacher is insane, soon after the attack on the work of Rembrandt, he committed suicide. But this mishap, "Night Watch" is not over. In 1990, the museum visitor a picture doused with acid, but the guards managed to quickly take action and save the canvas.

Rembrandt Danae. 1636 Source: businessinsider.com

Rembrandt. "Danae." 1636

«Danae", one of the most beloved works of Rembrandt , belongs to a collection of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg from the XVIII century. fateful 1985 this masterpiece was on the verge of death - mentally ill museum visitors rushed to work with a knife and stabbed her in the heart, where lies the beautiful Danae. He also doused her with sulfuric acid, causing the paint to bubble and start to flow. vandal was a resident of Lithuania Bronius Maygis, as he explained his action by political considerations. The scrupulous restoration took a long twelve years and, thankfully, returned to work in the permanent exhibition.

Diego Velasquez Venus with a mirror. 1647-1651 Source: businessinsider.com

Diego Velazquez. "Venus with a mirror." 1647-1651

Velasquez was a master image of the human body, one of the main evidence for this - his work is "Venus with the Mirror", which admires the seductive goddess in the mirror in the hands of Cupid. But the beauty of Venus haunted suffragette Mary Richardson (Mary Richardson): in 1914, came to the National Gallery, she sliced ​​seven times now, mostly in the back of the goddess. According to one version, Richardson took revenge for what happened on the eve of his arrest associates Emmeline Pankhurst (Emmeline Pankhurst), although even before this arrest to the gallery heard the threats and warnings of possible attack by the suffragettes. Richardson was sentenced to the maximum possible six months in prison. Later, she led the women's section of the British Union of Fascists. "Venus", fortunately, managed to recover.

LEONARDO DA VINCI Madonna and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist. 1499-1500 Source : businessinsider.com

Leonardo da Vinci. "Madonna and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist". 1499-1500

Another work from the National Gallery was a victim of vandalism. Drawing in charcoal and chalk Madonna, Infant Christ, St. Anne and the little St. John the Baptist, made by Leonardo da Vinci over 500 years ago and in 1987 shot of shotgun unbalanced man. As explained by the assailant, he decided to destroy the product cost $ 37 million (as estimated figure in 1987) as a way to express their anger against the "political, social and economic situation in Britain." bullet pierced the protective Glass making in Figure 15-inch gap in the clothing of Madonna. And although many pieces were carefully removed during the restoration, the appearance of Leonardo's masterpiece will never be the same.

Portland vase Unknown author. 30-20 years. BC. Oe. Source: businessinsider.com < /span>

Unknown author. "The Portland Vase." 30-20 years. BC. Oe.

Gorgeous glass "Portland Vase" with images of gods and men could hardly live up to its two thousand years and not be broken at least once. However, approximately 1865-1875 years of her life were relatively peaceful. In the XVI century it was dug up somewhere outside of Rome, and in 1810 she settled in the British Museum. In 1845, drunken visitor threw a vase at another sculpture, and both works were broken. Some smaller fragments could not be reunited with the rest of the vase, and a long time kept separately. Only in 1988-1989 was carried out the final restoration, "the Portland vase ', which resulted in long-time traces of the accident were almost invisible.

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EDWARD Eriksen The Little Mermaid. 1913 Source: clavielle.wordpress.com

Edward Eriksen. "Mermaid". 1913

sculpture "The Little Mermaid" one of the main attractions of Copenhagen, and often marred by a number of reasons, often political. As a consequence, the original work in 1913 came to us with significant changes. Since 1964, the heroine of a fairy's head saw off, stolen, re-set again kidnapped, cut off and stole her arm, torn from the pedestal of the sculpture, the dynamite blasting it, and finally, the statue crumble, perhaps, a rainbow of colors. It is possible that "The Little Mermaid" - the most frequent victim of vandalism among the works of art.

Michelangelo Pieta. 1498-1499 Source: businessinsider.com

Michelangelo. "Pieta". 1498-1499

«Pieta" is a magnet for in the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter's fans of classical sculpture and religious people. However, in its 500-year history of the "Pieta" nazhila not only friends but also enemies. The most violent attack occurred in 1972: daffy geologist rushed at her with a hammer, shouting "I am Jesus Christ." Many of the breakaway fragments were separated bystanders visitors. Subsequently, most pieces back, but not all - in particular, the nose of the Virgin Mary has been lost. Missing fragments were recovered from the marble taken from the back of the sculpture. Now the "Pieta" protects armored glass.

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Pablo Picasso. "Actor". 1904

Can you remember the most ruinous accident in your life? Still, it hardly compares with the price of carelessness resident of New York, protknuvshey picture of Pablo Picasso's "The actor». In 2010 visitor to the Metropolitan Museum accidentally fell on his most valuable work by making a break on the canvas about 15 inches . Image commedia dell'arte actors, located in the exposition of the Metropolitan since 1952, according to some estimates is worth $ 130 million. Because it was an accident , blamed the incident did not bring any charges or accounts.

Pablo Picasso Actor. 1904 Source: businessinsider.com

< /a> Pablo Picasso Sleep. 1932 Source: businessinsider.com

Pablo Picasso. "Sleep." 1932

Four years earlier, unhappiness with the "actor" is another work of Pablo Picasso was also a victim stupid accident. Owner Steve Wynn casino network (Steve Wynn) showed their guests the famous cubist painting "The Dream", depicting a sleeping mistress, Marie-Therese Picasso Walter. Collector intend soon to privately sell the painting for 139 million dollars and thus has signed a major deal with works of art. However, little seeing as Winn gesticulating, standing next to a picture that accidentally stabbed her with his elbow. After that, the owner decided not to sell job. The restoration cost him 90 thousand dollars.

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