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Watch as 12-year-old destroys million dollar painting

Published 09:48 25 Aug 2015 BST

Tom Victor
Watch as 12-year-old destroys million dollar painting

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When finding something to break your fall, a rare painting valued at $1.5m (£950,000) is probably pretty low on most people's lists.

But that's the fate which befell a 12-year-old Taiwanese boy, who lost his balance while walking round a gallery and toppled straight into the precious work by 17th-century artist Paolo Porpora. The shellshocked boy can be seen on CCTV footage slowly coming to terms with what he had done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flkVWwrGTAM Thankfully the painting, part of an exhibition entitled Face of Leonardo: Images of a Genius, was insured. It's a good job, too - imagine how long it would take to pay the cost of the damages. H/T Guardian

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Watch as 12-year-old destroys million dollar painting