Traveling is always something very pleasurable and enriching for most people. Being able to rest and discover new places is essential and important in anyone's life. When these ideas align, the perfect combo is created. The destination of travelers also has to gain, as visits make the economy spin and spread culture to different people. An American tourist visited the Vatican recently, but his trip didn't have a happy ending.
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During the summer, the number of tourists on the continent is relatively higher in the vast majority of European countries. An American tourist who was passing through the Vatican this past Wednesday, 5, broke two ancient Roman sculptures. The situation happened in Chiaramonti around lunchtime.
That museum in question had about a thousand ancient statues and describes itself as “one of the best collections of Roman portraits” in the world. Now two of these sculptures have been destroyed by the citizen who has an uncertain future. One of the sculptures was knocked over in anger. The other fell as the man tried to flee the scene.
The story began when the American aged between 45 and 50 years old demanded to see the Pope. At least that's what the II Messaggero newspaper points out. When the demand was denied, he threw the sculpture to the ground. As he tried to run away, he knocked another sculpture to the ground. The artworks were taken to the museum's in-house workshop to be evaluated, but the newspaper pointed out that the sculptures are "secondary" artworks, not the most famous ones.
Uncertain future for the broken works of art in the museum
According to the director of the press office of the Vatican museums, Matteo Alessandrini, the man was in the corridor of the museum where there were more than 100 statues and busts. “The busts were fixed to the shelves with a nail, but if you pull them down hard they will come off,” said Alessandrini during his CNN interview.
“He took down one and then the other. Guards immediately came, stopped him and handed him over to the Vatican police, who brought him in for questioning. Around 5:30 pm, he was handed over to the Italian authorities”, explained the director. “Both busts were damaged, but there was nothing particularly serious. One lost part of his nose and ear. The other's head came off the pedestal”, he added at the end.
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