Muziejinis Vandalizmas Ir Jo Recepcija Lietuvoje: „Danajos“ Atvejis
Museum Vandalisme and its Reception in Lithuania: Danae’s Case

Summary/Abstract: This article examines reaction to the attack of a Lithuanian called Herostrat – Bronius‘s Maigys to Rembrandt‘s (1606-1669) famous painting Danae (1636) in the Hermitage museum. Discussing the various sociological, psychological or psychoanalytic interpretations of the attack, the author cannot confirm or deny the reasons of this attack, but the author does examine the social and artistic characteristics of its reception. The existence of artworks in various historical contexts and their historical reception are no less important than the circumstances of their creation or the biographies of their artists. This event of „Black Art History“ in Lithuania‘s history or sociolology of art is studied poorly. The article deals with the event in reports of the Lithuanian and foreign media and comments on the problem of artistic reception of the event.

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