Hi Frances et al.:
Michelangelo's Pieta (1498, in St. Peter's Basilica) was
attacked in 1972 by a 33-year old Australian geologist. (I
could find no explanation of why he attacked the Pieta . . .
.) Mary's outstretched (left) hand was shattered, and
extensive damage was done to her face. I could find no
record of podiatric damage.
Best wishes, sincerely,
Jay Heuman, Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102
342-3300 (telephone) 342-2376 (fax) www.joslyn.org
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> Subject: Re: query about stanchions
>
> The Pietŕ to which your professor was referring was
probably
> the one in Saint Peter's Basilica, which has, also in my
opinion,
> been vastly overprotected ever since a lunatic took a
hammer to
> the Virgin's toes quite a few years ago. And yes, it is
behind
> Plexiglass and, at a guess, one can't get within 200 feet
of it.
> I don't know whether there has been a public discussion of
> its positioning, but I would doubt that the Vatican would
prove to
> be very flexible...
> The Pičta in Milan is very accessible.
> Frances Kutasi
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