Painted by Italian painter Bruni Amadio in the eighties, 'The Crying Boy' suddenly became famous worldwide. Especially after the events in Europe, the painting became known as 'cursed'. So much so that in the houses where this painting was found, fires would break out, and even though everything would burn down, this painting would remain intact. In fact, in 1985, the British newspaper The Sun started a campaign with its readers to get rid of this painting. Hundreds of readers gathered in front of the newspaper building and set fire to the 'cursed' painting.