The Louvre accused of damaging massive painting by American artist
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The Louvre Museum in Paris is being accused of damaging a massive work of art by contemporary American artist Cy Twombly.
A legal representative for the Cy Twombly Foundation reportedly sent a letter to the Louvre earlier this month alleging that the renovation has changed the way "The Ceiling" painting is shown, and is a "violation of the artist’s moral rights," according to ARTNews. The painting, unrelieved in 2010 by the Virginia-born artist who died a year later, features Hellenic sculptors with a blue background meant to evoke the Aegean Sea, however, the walls in which it’s surrounded by were repainted from white to red during the renovation.More Related News