Crane To Carry Munkácsy Paintings Smashes Car In Budapest

  • 11 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
Crane To Carry Munkácsy Paintings Smashes Car In Budapest
"A fire department crane fell over and destroyed a parked car in Buda Castle early Wednesday.The crane was to lift Mihály Munkácsy's Christ trilogy of paintings into the first floor exhibition room of the National Gallery.

No one was injured. No damage was done to the paintings, as they had already been taken out of the wooden crates.

The decorative surface of the square and a candelabra were also damaged."

Source: Hungary Around the Clock.

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Photo: Munkácsy Mihály: Golgota

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