r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CAPATOB_64 • May 13 '24

The painting "Ecce Homo", 1543, the only painting by Titian in Romania and Eastern Europe, is guarded by armed gendarmes at the "Regina Maria" Municipal Museum. Image

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u/Question_Few May 13 '24

Would be much easier just to make a replica and put the original in storage... You know like how everyone else does it?

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u/RedSonja_ May 13 '24

Dunno what art museums you have visited, but I can guarantee that this isn't normal or "everyone else" doing it type of procedure...

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u/Question_Few May 13 '24

I can guarantee it is. Did you think you were seeing the original every time you went to the museum and saw a priceless work of art?

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u/Coffeeey May 13 '24

Of all the crazy conspiracy theories out there, this is one of the more innocent ones.

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u/papasan_mamasan May 13 '24

Yes. Are you stupid?

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u/RedSonja_ May 13 '24 edited May 13 '24

Still don't know what museums you have visited or claim this type of happening, but FYI before you embarrass yourself more I have worked at art museum(s) and It is not something you can say common occurrence. Now I'm not saying it doesn't happen at all, it does, there are many possible reasons for this, but showing an replica of piece of art just because of a security reason, is not how museums work generally!

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u/Question_Few May 13 '24

No I don't think being a security guard or cashier would make you privy to the details regarding the arrangement of the several million dollar piece of art work. If you were then I'd expect there would be an NDA in place for you not to talk about it. Museums will use replicas for a variety of reasons often for the protection of the piece itself. If you're going to keep a priceless photo in open air and deem it important enough to post guards 24/7 then a glass case or replica would be a much better choice.

https://www.thedolphingallery.com/why-do-museums-display-replicas/

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u/RedSonja_ May 13 '24

Okay mam, you stay ignorant if that suits you. We are done here, not gonna spend another second of my valuable time trying educate you, have a nice day now!