One of black visitors new-йоркского Museum was so much outraged by the fact that the paintings by Tintoretto, Perugino and other Christ and the saints depicted with white skin and blond hair that gave the Metropolitan Museum of art in court

a Colored resident of Manhattan has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Museum of art from-за four works the Museum's collection, on which Christ is depicted white-skinned and with blond hair. Justin Renel Joseph (Justin Renel Joseph) called these works with the "Aryan" Christ "racist". He demanded to remove works from the exhibition, because they are "an exceptional case of discrimination".

talking about the works of "the Holy family with angels" (CA. 1700) by Sebastiano Ricci, "the miracle of the loaves and fishes" (C. 1545-1550) Tintoretto "Crucifixion" (CA. 1510) Francesco Granacci and "Resurrection" (CA. 1502) of Perugino. The contemplation of these works caused the plaintiff "stress". "I shouldn't have to go to the Metropolitan Museum and look at paintings for white. It gave me positive emotions. I have a little girl. I would not want her to see it, @commented mdas Justin Renel Joseph. — We only see such an art... the Art of white".

the claimant considers "imposing it in a public place was anti-Semitic, racist and offensive works of art" a violation of the civil rights Act of 1964 and first amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

the Metropolitan Museum assured the public that these works will not leave the exposure because they are "important from a historical and artistic point of view". The representative of the Museum commented: "during the creation of these works was for artists to depict typical characters with those traits that that of the local community. This phenomenon is inherent in many other cultures".

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru