8. "Pieta" (1498-99) by Michelangelo
(Michelangelo - Pieta)
Marble sculpture depicting the sorrowful Virgin Mary with the body removed from the cross of Jesus Christ, is the main attraction of the Cathedral of St.. Peter in the Vatican and one of the most revered works of art for religious people, and just for those who love and appreciate classical sculpture. In the entire 500-year history of the "Pieta" sculpture, the most significant damage was caused in 1972 when the statue fell geologist with a hammer and shouting "I am Jesus Christ!". Many of the fragments of statues, including the nose piece and Mary have been selected witnesses the incident, but has subsequently been returned to the cathedral. In the course of a long restoration of the face of the Virgin was restored using material taken from other parts of the statue. After the restoration of "Pieta" by Michelangelo Buanarotti was placed under the bulletproof glass.
9. "Actor" (1904) Pablo Picasso
(Pablo Picasso - The Actor)
Try to think of any accident in your life that cost you a lot of money. Do you remember? Now compare my damage with a loss, which bore the Metropolitan Museum in 2010, when one of the visitors accidentally fell on the Picasso painting valued at $ 130 million. As a result of the incident on the canvas size 1.8 x2, 4 meters long a gap of 15 cm in view of the fact that it was an accident, incident, the culprit was not punished.
10. "Dream" (1923) Pablo Picasso
(Pablo Picasso - Le Reve)
"Dream" (1923) Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso - Le Reve)
Four years before the incident with the painting "The Actor", a similar fate befell the work of Picasso's "Dream", which was a picture of the artist's mistress Marie-Therese Walter. At that time the picture was in the owner's private collection of an American casino Wynn Steve, who planned to sell the "dream" of hedge fund manager Steven Cohen. However, this did not happen. Showing a picture of the guests, Wynn, who suffers from impaired vision, accidentally tripped and fell to the canvas, breaking it into 5-centimeter hole, and then decided not to sell the picture. Restoration of "The Dream" has cost the billionaire in 90.000 dollars.
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