Title: Vandalism of art - Wikipedia
Headings: Vandalism of art
Vandalism of art
Contents
History of the term
Methods
Acid and paint
Knife
Smashing and shattering
Lipstick
Firearms
Other tools
Repeated vandalism
Hans-Joachim Bohlmann
Mona Lisa
Night Watch
The Little Mermaid
As political protest
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Content: Numerous acts of vandalism against art exhibits are known and some objects, such as Mona Lisa, Night Watch and The Little Mermaid, have been intentionally damaged several times. Many vandals were diagnosed with a mental disorder and some, such as Hans-Joachim Bohlmann, had a history of attacking artworks. A vast amount of damage consists of leaving a minor scratch, a stuck chewing gum, a pencil mark and so on, and usually escapes publicity. More visible acts of vandalism were premeditated, as the tool of destruction – a knife, paint, acid or hammer – was intentionally brought to the scene. In most cases, the artworks were restored. Restorations were costly and time-consuming and in many cases were followed by shielding the artwork from future attacks. Contents
1 History of the term
2 Methods
2.1 Acid and paint
2.2 Knife
2.3 Smashing and shattering
2.4 Lipstick
2.5 Firearms
2.6 Other tools
3 Repeated vandalism
3.1 Hans-Joachim Bohlmann
3.2 Mona Lisa
3.3 Night Watch
3.4 The Little Mermaid
4 As political protest
5 See also
6 References
7 Bibliography
8 External links
History of the term
The term vandalisme was coined in 1794 by Henri Grégoire, bishop of Blois, to describe the destruction of artwork following the French Revolution. The term originated from the invasion of Rome in 455 by the East Germanic tribe of Vandals, which resulted in destruction of numerous artworks, and was quickly adopted across Europe. Methods
Acid and paint
See also: Hans-Joachim Bohlmann
In 1880, exhibits of the Russian painter Vasily Vereshchagin in Vienna caused the opposition of the Catholic Church, which culminated in an attack on two paintings, Holy family ( Russian: