Other famous art works used in the fundraising campaign include an image of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper with disciples scratched out and strips torn off the canvas of Botticelli's Venus.
They will form part of the biggest art fundraising campaign Italy has ever seen.
For the full story - click the title
Irish Art
Snippets of interest to lovers of Art. News about Irish Artists or otherwise. The odd rant...
Friday
One Legged "David" Shock
Shock tactics are being used in Italy to scare Italians into helping to save their cultural heritage. Organisers of a campaign hope an image of Michelangelo's David with a leg missing will scare Italians into forking out to save artworks at risk. TV adverts and posters will feature the staged destruction of its most famous works with the slogan: "Without your help, Italy could lose something". A third of Italy's cultural sites are deemed to be in a state of emergency.
Other famous art works used in the fundraising campaign include an image of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper with disciples scratched out and strips torn off the canvas of Botticelli's Venus.
They will form part of the biggest art fundraising campaign Italy has ever seen.
For the full story - click the title
Irish Art
Other famous art works used in the fundraising campaign include an image of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper with disciples scratched out and strips torn off the canvas of Botticelli's Venus.
They will form part of the biggest art fundraising campaign Italy has ever seen.
For the full story - click the title
Irish Art
