Vasari Corridor defaceers identified, are German fans

The perpetrators of the defacement of the pillars of the Vasari Corridor are ... two countrymen of Uffizi director Eike Schmidt. The vandalism was in fact carried out by two German fans of Munich 1860, a historic Munich team once in the Bundesliga and now in Germany’s third division league. The perpetrators were caught on video surveillance cameras.

The whole thing took place around 5:20 a.m. yesterday morning. The cameras caught two young men, wearing caps on their heads and holding a white bag (presumably the one that contained the spray cans with which the two daubed the pillars of the Vasari Corridor, leaving behind an acronym, “DKS 1860,” which can be traced back to the German team’s organized supporters, with “DKS” standing for “DrunkArts,” an expression used by fans to “sign” their masterpieces, and the year the team was founded), followed by a third young man as they walked under the Corridor. In the video, one of the two can be seen climbing the Corridor’s parapet.

The stunt is likely to cost the fans dearly: the Penal Code stipulates that defacing cultural property is punishable by imprisonment of six months to three years and a fine ranging from 1,500 to 15,000 euros. However, a legislative process is underway that will lead to the tightening of penalties.

Vasari Corridor defaceers identified, are German fans

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