The National Police is investigating the case damage was caused to three exhibited paintings in the offices of the Provincial Council of Zamora, two of them are works from the 19th century, on loan from the Prado Museum. and another by the Madrid artist Ricardo Segundo (20th century), as explained EFE sources of the provincial institution.

Damage, made with a sharp object and which are only visible upon close examination of the paintings, became the subject of a police investigation after a government group from the Zamora Provincial Council reported what happened after it was discovered by one of the weekend security guards.

Damaged works three oil paintings on canvas:”Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”, anonymous work from 1855; “Norman landscape”, painting by Jaime Morera y Galicia in 1884; and “Dressing the bride”, a work by Ricardo Segundo from 1931.

The pictures were open on the ground floor and on the stairs to the ground floor of the premises of the Provincial Council of Zamora, where there were no surveillance cameras.

Since the first two works were deposited with the Prado National Museum, the Madrid Art Gallery was informed of the incident so that it could make a decision about what happened. the best way to carry out restoration.

So that they don’t happen again”vandalism against heritage”of this type, the Provincial Council of Zamora announced that it would strengthen the security system with more CCTV Cameras which will be added to the existing ones, and surveillance personnel will be present 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.