Art student damages Guggenheim painting in knife attack
Bilbao, Spain – A 25-year-old art student Friday attacked a painting by 17th Century Dutch artist Jan Victor with a knife before a guard managed to subdue him, police said in Bilbao.
The attack at the Guggenheim museum in the northern Spanish city was on the painting titled ‘Boas Assumes the Legacy of Elimelech,’ one of 130 works by Dutch and Flemish artists in the museum’s collection.
- Jan Victors (before 1619, Amsterdam-after 1676, East Indies) Boas Assumes the Legacy of Elimelech, ca. 1651-53. Oil on canvas. 180 x 201.7 cm
The attacker – who police said appeared to be mentally imbalanced – managed to make a few cuts into the canvas before a museum guard overpowered him and prevented any worse damage. Museum officials said the damage would be completely repaired.
Police arrested the attacker, who they said identified himself as an art student.
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