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Ivan the Terrible Painting Vandalized

by Associated Press

   MOSCOW --

   Police in Russia have arrested a man on charges of vandalizing a famous
   painting by renowned Russian artist Ilya Repin in Moscow.

   Russian news reports said the man claimed he drank 100 grams (about 3.5
   ounces) of vodka in the cafe of the Tretyakov Gallery shortly before he
   allegedly attacked the painting with a metal stanchion on Friday night.

   The painting, titled "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November
   16, 1581," depicts Russia's first czar cradling his dying son after
   striking him in a fit of rage. Media reports say the suspect said he
   damaged the painting because he thinks it is historically inaccurate.

   Russian media say Repin's 1885 canvas received several holes, but the
   faces of the czar and his son were undamaged.