Pity the Poor Pieta
Photo Title
Pity the Poor Pieta
Photographer/Creator
Seymour Fisher
Collection
Publisher
United Press International
Caption/Description
A man identified by police as Laszlo Toth, 33, strikes the back of the head of Michelangelo's Pieta with a hammer in St. Peter's Basilica May 21st. The man knocked off an arm and chipped the face and veil of the statue.
Citation
Seymour Fisher, "Pity the Poor Pieta," in POYi Archive, Item #7397, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/7397 (accessed November 22, 2024).
Date Added
07.04.2008