Footage released by the Palazzo Maffei in Verona shows a man and woman taking turns to pose with the museum’s “Van Gogh” chair, before the man sits on it, breaking its seat and two front legs.

A tourist was caught-on-camera crushing a Swarovski crystal-encrusted chair inside a museum in Italy – then taking off. The Palazzo Maffei in Verona took to social media to expose the tourist's ...

Once the man sat down, the chair seat and front legs broke. The pair then hurried out of the room. The artwork was inspired by one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings.

A selfish tourist in Italy sat on a chair honoring Van Gogh that was adorned with hundreds of Swarovski crystals for a photo, shattering the precious work of art into pieces.