A 19-year-old from Texas, Joshua Vavrin , was arrested after causing damage to several artworks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday (November 3). Vavrin, reportedly under the influence of an unknown substance, was turned in to authorities by his mother.

According to the New York Post , Vavrin splashed water on two renowned paintings : the 19th-century Princesse de Broglie by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and the 16th-century Madonna and Child with Saints by Girolamo dai Libri . He also tore two historic tapestries from the walls. The damage is estimated at $1,000 per artwork.

A spokesperson for the Met stated that no permanent damage was done to the artworks , and no individuals were harmed. They expressed gratitude to the museum's security staf

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