| Topic: | 17th Century Italian frame damaged | |
| Posted by: | David Ainsworth | |
| Date/Time: | 26/07/24 10:14:00 |
| Apparently they did not damage the painting. They damaged the frame. "She said the frame had been chosen by the National Gallery to house Sunflowers in 1999, as it was similar to the frames Van Gogh himself used to manufacture. “The 17th Century Italian frame was a piece of art in itself”, she said. “Through the defendant’s actions of throwing Heinz tomato soup on to the paintings, and the frame in particular, the well-preserved original surface of the frame had been damaged." https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/just-stop-oil-van-gogh-soup-national-gallery-criminal-damage-court-case-b1172169.html |