Enough to make Mona Lisa smile - Taiwan boy falls through Italian masterpiece


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 Aug 2015

(This story has been refiled to correct the spelling in first paragraph, adds dropped word in paragraph 5)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A T$50 million ($1.54 million) masterpiece by a 17th century Italian artist was back on display in the Taiwan capital on Tuesday after a 12-year-old boy tripped, fell and punched a hole in the canvas, the exhibit organizer said.

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