WATCH: Taiwanese boy falls into $1.5m painting

Possibly the only thing worse than being dragged to an art exhibition when you’re 12 years old is what happened to this hapless Taiwanese boy, who tripped and fell in a Taipei museum, inadvertently puncturing a painting by Paolo Porpora valued at $1.5 million. The boy might have avoided putting his fist through the canvas had he not been holding a soft drink can in his hand – no reports on whether the whole thing was an elaborate marketing stunt by Dr. Pepper.

The curators of the exhibition, titled ‘The Face of Leonardo, Images of a Genius,’ said they won’t charge for the blunder as the 17th-century oil on canvas work is insured. They will attempt to restore the painting in Taiwan before it’s shipped back to Italy.

Watch the unfortunate incident below (VPN required):

[Images via The Guardian]