Antonio Canova, Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (1804). An Austrian visitor posing for a selfie broke the statue's toes. Photo courtesy of Museo Antonio Canova.

A Clumsy Museum Visitor Snapped the Toes Off a Historic Sculpture in Italy While Trying to Pose for a Selfie in Its Lap

The statue of Paolina Borghese Bonaparte was the original plaster version of the marble masterpiece at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

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