I was working in St Petersburg, Russia for a few weeks several years ago and
was lucky though to find time to visit the Hermitage Museum. None of the
artwork was roped off. In fact, you could walk up and touch if you were
brave enough. There weren't a lot of guards milling about back then either
and no cameras to speak of or sensors. However, the guards looked more than
capable of giving anyone who dared to touch anything a good leathering!
Tough looking men and women .. I wouldn't dare it!
Shelly
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From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Richard Halegua Comic Art <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What if this happened to your prized poster?
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:29:29 -0800
Tom.. if you go most museum around the country, you can walk right up
to any piece of art except statuary, which is kept at a distance so
they don't get , in particular, knocked off their pedestals resulting
in breakage. Few paintings in any museum are roped off. This is true
at galleries also. Very admired pieces like the Mona Lisa are roped
off.. but that painting had been stolen twice in it'
s history which is why it is protected. In the 1910's an Italian
cobbler stole the painting to repatriate it to Leonardo's home state.
During his "ownership" of the painting he actually kept it under his
bed while he tried to bargain with Italian officials who later turned
him over to French authorities. After serving a reasonably short
prison term of 2 years, he returned to Italy and was actually hailed
as a hero for his attempt.
one truth is that to be properly enjoyed, paintings need to be
studied up close as well as at a distance. "How did the artist apply
his paint" or "how think was his brush" are questions that an art fan
can only answer from close examination
none the less.. removing the gum stain will be a very easy task and I
would say this is more of an embarrassment than a catastrophe
Rich===========================
At 12:13 PM 3/2/06, Tom A. Pennock wrote:
Saul:
It surprised me that the boy could get that close to the rare
painting. I would think these would be roped off with a velvet
rope. But then again a kid can go under the rope easily. Great
posting. Makes me wonder how they will increase security.
Thanks!
--Tom Pennock
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