American attacked with fists at the painting of Gauguin

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Visitor to the National Gallery of Art in Washington came at a picture of Gauguin " Two taityanki "(1899 ) , reports The Washington Post citing eyewitnesses .
A woman screaming " It's evil! " attempted to disrupt the picture from the wall and banged his fists on the protective plastic screen . She managed to pull from Gauguin's another visitor gallery . The attackers were detained , she was charged with damaging property gallery and the attempted kidnapping of the work. The name of the detainee said .
According to preliminary data , the canvas depicting topless tuzemok not injured , but he was sent for additional review. " Two taityanki " belong to the New York Metropolitan Museum and stayed in Washington for the exhibition " Gauguin : The creator of myths , " which began in February and will last until early June . In total there are 120 works , in the same room with two taityankami " there were 13 other paintings , they are also signs of damage was not found.
( Lenta.Ru )