12-Year-Old Boy Falls Over And Punches Hole In Centuries-Old Artwork
And then tries to act real casual about it.
A 12-year-old boy in Taiwan tripped and accidentally punched a hole in a 17th-century oil painting at an art exhibit, organizers told several media outlets.
Security footage released by the organizers captured the boy walking through the gallery and holding a drink, when he stumbles and puts his arms out to steady himself. He left a hole the size of a fist in the artwork.
Then he just kinda stands there for a bit and it's the most awkward thing ever.
The 350-year-old painting was on display at The Face of Leonardo: Images of a Genius exhibition in Taipei.
The organisers of the exhibition said the painting was "Flowers", by late-Baroque-period Italian painter Paolo Porpora. It was valued at $1.5 million.
According to Focus Taiwan, a blogger has pointed out that it is very similar to a painting by Mario Nuzzi, but the gallery denies it has misidentified the piece.
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