In Taipei recently, a 12-year-old boy innocently stumbled, as 12 year old boys are apt to do. Chances are, the adolescent boy is still getting used to his growing feet, and he awkwardly tripped and reached out to catch himself. Happens every day. Except on this day, the boy was in an art museum, and the object against which he tried to brace himself, with a hand already busied by a beverage, was a 17th century Italian painting said to be by Paolo Porpora. The value of the painting: an estimated ...
In Taipei recently, a 12-year-old boy innocently stumbled, as 12 year old boys are apt to do. Chances are, the adolescent boy is still getting used to his growing feet, and he awkwardly tripped and reached out to catch himself. Happens every day. Except on this day, the boy was in an art museum, and the object against which he tried to brace himself, with a hand already busied by a beverage, was a 17th century Italian painting said to be by Paolo Porpora. The value of the painting: an estimated ...
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