The couple, who was not identified, fled the scene at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Italy after the chair broke. See the video.

A visitor to an Italian museum has broken a chair, covered in crystals, that was inspired by the work of Van Gogh - by sitting on it. Find out more here.

The artwork by Italian artist Nicola Bolla is known as “Van Gogh’s Chair” and is adorned with hundreds of Swarovski crystals.