As I recall, the person who attacked the Pieta was
mentally ill.
I did find somethings in a quick search:
http://is.dal.ca/~thtrwww/dtdp/museum/art.html
http://www.halcyon.com/robinja/mythos/KarenEliot.html
--- Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Museum discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> > Behalf Of Frances Kutasi
> > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 9:32 am
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > 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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