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The “Domina” statue destroyed by tourists
Vita gazette – Enrico Butti, who was the author of Domina, the statue destroyed in Viggiù by the influencer Janis Danner and her friends. Its downward value was 200 thousand euros.
Cases of vandalism against historical artifacts continue to rise across Europe, including the Colosseum, one of the world-famous structures in Rome, the capital of Italy. This time Villa Alceo in Viggiù and the “Domina” statue by Enrico Butti destroyed by German tourists. The boy, who has 1.5 million followers on Instagram, rented Villa Alceo in Viggiù, near Varese and the surveillance cameras captured the moment.
In the images, four people can be seen filming two boys with their cell phones embracing the statue, which suddenly breaks into a thousand pieces.
It is estimated that the statue of the Domina, created by the artist Enrico Butti, is 150 years old and the value of the statue is around 200 thousand euros. Finally, a group of young German tourists destroyed a 19th-century Italian fountain. According to the report, one of the tourists is popular influencer Janis Danner, who has 1.5 million Instagram followers.
When the villa managers realized the accident, it was too late for everything. Two of the tourists, ignoring the ban on entering the fountain, hugged the fountain and let it fall. Meanwhile, his other friends have been taking videos with their cellphones.
Bruno Golferini, manager of the Villa Alceo house in the Lombard municipality of Viggiu, where the statue is located, said: “Domina was, in a certain sense, the woman who looked after the villa. Unfortunately there are ignorant people who do this kind of thing.” he expressed his reaction in his own words.
Golferini filed a complaint against all 17 tourists, even though they had left Italy. Police are reviewing security camera footage.
Salvini: “Call them idiots”
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini shared the situation on his Instagram account, “Call them idiots instead of influencers.” He reacted with his words.
Caruso: he has to pay a heavy price
Francesca Caruso, councilor for culture of the Lombardy region, told Italian media that the group must pay compensation for the damages. “Those who damage the artistic and cultural heritage must pay a heavy price,” Caruso said.
Enrico Butti and Domina
Enrico Butti, who was the author of Domina, the statue destroyed in Viggiù by the influencer Janis Danner. The Sculptor active between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, specialized in commemorative and funeral monuments.
His works can be found in the Duomo and in the monumental cemetery of Milan, as well as in other public places in the metropolis, as well as in Piazza San Pietro. Petersburg and Dusseldorf. The monument to the Warrior of Legnano, symbol of the capital of the Upper Milan area, also bears his signature. And this was the Domina building that welcomed the guests of Villa Alceo, destroyed by the German influencer Janis Danner and her friends during their stay in the Varese area.
Enrico Butti, born and died in Viggiù, active between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Born in April 1847 in the town on the border with Switzerland into a family of marble workers, in 1861 he was in Milan to attend the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. To make ends meet, he reproduced works by other sculptors in marble.
He made his debut in 1872, while in 1874 he created Eleonora d’Este who goes to see Tasso in prison, now in St. Petersburg. Subsequently his style becomes more sober. The angel of evocation for the Cavi-Bussi tomb at the Monumental Cemetery in Milan, the Warrior of the monument in Legnano and The miner, which earned him the Grand Prix and the silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris, date from this period of 1889.
