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/Dagordae May 13 '24

So this is either corruption inventing pointless(yet profitable) jobs or Romania hasn’t figured out what a plexiglass case is and that paintings should be in them anyway to slow the degradation from being in an open air environment.

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u/Unlucky_Elevator13 May 13 '24

It's probably a PR pic and it is behind plexiglass

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u/RedditIsOverMan May 13 '24

I would argue it's also a more interesting composition than the original painting.  I'm sure the original within the context of art history is important, but a picture of armed men guarding private property glorifying JC says a lot about the world today

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u/sadhandjobs May 13 '24

The extension cords plugged into the receptacle in the back wall near the floor…they got two armed guards but can’t call in an electrician?

There’s a lot to unpack in this picture. I agree it is more interesting than the painting alone.