The Wounded Masterpiece (Colour Litho)

The wounded masterpiece. A madman who called himself an anachronistic painter, certain Nunzio Guglielmo, born in Messina in 1924, in a room of the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Milan, has scarred one of the most precious jewels of the painting of the Five hundred, The Marriage of the Virgin by Raphael. The unbalanced hammer broke the double plate that protected the painting and with an awl armholes it in some places, causing serious but not irreparable damage. The prompt intervention of a caretaker prevents the vandal from continuing his destructive work. The William, immediately arrested, was transferred to a psychiatric clinic. The painting was then restored by Mauro Pelliccioli. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 29 June 1958.