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Visitor Damages Uffizi Painting While Posing for Photo

  • A visitor damaged a 17th-century painting at the Uffizi Galleries while posing for a photo, as reported by the museum to CNN.
  • The damaged painting is a portrait of Tuscan Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici, created by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, sometime between 1695 and 1700.
  • Security camera footage shows the visitor leaning back and touching the painting, resulting in a small tear near the ankle.
  • The museum reported that the damage was 'light', and the painting will be repaired and displayed again soon.
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A visitor to Florence’s famous museum stumbled as he portrayed himself imitating the character’s pose on a canvas and tore a 17th-century cloth. “The problem is overwhelming,” admits the director

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A man stumbles into Anton Domenico Gabbiani's Baroque portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici and tears the canvas. The museum director is now threatening stricter rules after more similar incidents.

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Visitor damages Uffizi painting while posing for photo

A visitor has damaged a 17th-century painting at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence after stumbling back into it while posing for a photo, the museum told CNN in a statement.

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Il Fatto Quotidiano broke the news in Rome, Italy on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
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