Art And Law News

Banksy and Controversial Artworks: From Creation to Destruction

The article discusses historical instances where artworks, including Michelangelo's The Last Judgment and Frans Floris's Fall of the Rebel Angels, were censored or destroyed due to laws against 'lasciviousness' or superstition, and how some works like Goya's The Two Majas were seized but not destroyed, highlighting the complex relationship between art, law, and societal norms.