A Selfie-Taker Damages 19th-Century Antonio Canova Sculpture in Italy

On July 31, a visitor to the Museo Antonio Canova in Possagno, Italy damaged a plaster model of Italian Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova's 19th-century marble sculpture while trying to take a selfie with the artwork. According to the institution, the Austrian visitor sat on the original plaster cast model of the sculpture, called Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix, causing two toes to break off. They quickly left the museum without notifying any staff members of the incident. Only after a gu...