Laszlo’s handLaszlo Toth (HU, 1938)Toth was born in Pilisvörösv&aacu
Laszlo’s handLaszlo Toth (HU, 1938)Toth was born in Pilisvörösvár, Hungary, to a Roman Catholic family. After graduating in geology, in 1965 he moved to Australia (27 y/o) w poor English and his geology diploma unaccredited…In June 1971 (age 33) moved to Rome intending to become “recognized as Christ” (sent letters -possibly in Hungarian- to Pope Paul VI) Ηe vandalised only the Madonna of Michelangelo’s Pietà sculptural group, on 21 May 1972. With fifteen blows he removed her arm in pieces, part of her nose, an eyelid…Bob Cassilly, reacted before a group of bystanders pulled the maniac away. He was never charged because of his evident disorder, but was kept in Italian psychiatric hospital for two years and then immediately deported to Australia. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laszlo_TothDitko Comics: New Ditko - LASZLO’S HAMMER, 1992 (Steve Ditko)Hand from Michelangelo’s Pieta after Laszlo Toth’s attack with a hammer in May 1972. - hh73 & cluster123456Dominique Papety: En el baño, 1835 -- source link
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