Vandalism of Michelangelo's Pietà
1972 act of damage to a 15th-century sculpture
Vandalism of Michelangelo's Pietà
On 21 May 1972, Michelangelo's Pietà statue, located in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, was attacked by Laszlo Toth, a Hungarian geologist who believed he was Jesus Christ. With fifteen blows, he removed Mary's arm at the elbow, knocked off a chunk of her nose, and chipped one of her eyelids. He was subdued by bystanders, including American sculptor Bob Cassilly, who struck Toth several times before pulling him away from the statue. Another man, firefighter Marco Ottaggio, grabbed Toth by the hair to keep him out of reach.
Read on Wikipedia · Image Fonte Umberto Baldini, Michelangelo scultore, Rizzoli, Milano 1973 Data 1972 Autore Michelangelo, Public domain
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