Politician Falls Through Priceless Stained Glass Window in Rome (Video)

Talk about a crash landing.

Italian politician Emanuele Cani is making headlines for all the wrong reasons after dramatically tumbling through a priceless stained-glass masterpiece at a government building in Rome — and the entire incident was caught on camera.

The Sardinian councillor was descending a staircase at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy on November 12 when he suddenly lost his footing. Security footage shows Cani flailing in a desperate attempt to regain balance before crashing head-first into the “Labour Charter,” a historic stained-glass work by famed Italian modernist Mario Sironi.

Guests nearby can be seen chatting casually — until the sound of shattering glass sends everyone spinning around in shock.

Cani miraculously escaped with no physical injuries, but the priceless 1932 artwork wasn’t so lucky. Installed when the building still housed Italy’s Fascist Ministry of Corporations, the window depicted workers and craftsmen — a piece of national history now in ruins.

Cani later apologized, expressing “deep regret for the damage.”

Sironi, one of Italy’s most controversial yet celebrated artists, was known for his bold, brooding style and his association with the Futurist movement. While his ties to Mussolini’s regime later clouded his legacy, his works — from murals to mosaics — remain fixtures in Italian art history.

This isn’t the first time an Italian artwork has fallen victim to a clumsy mishap. Earlier this year, a selfie-obsessed tourist at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery leaned too far while mimicking a pose from an 18th-century portrait — and ended up punching a hole in the painting. Another visitor in Verona snapped a Swarovski-encrusted “Van Gogh” chair just by sitting on it.

Italy’s culture seems to be under siege — not from vandals, but from tourists and politicians who just can’t keep their balance.

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