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Posted: 2020-04-23T11:47:24Z | Updated: 2020-04-23T11:47:24Z Iconic Banksy Mural Gets A Coronavirus-Themed Makeover | HuffPost
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Iconic Banksy Mural Gets A Coronavirus-Themed Makeover

Street artist's "Girl With The Pierced Eardrum" piece is updated for the pandemic era.

Banksy ’s world-famous “Girl With The Pierced Eardrum” mural has received a coronavirus -themed update.

A face mask was this week added to the British street artist’s interpretation of Johannes Vermeer’s painting “Girl With A Pearl Earring,” which appeared on a wall in his home city of Bristol, southwest England, in 2014.

Check out the mural before:

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GEOFF CADDICK via Getty Images

And after its COVID-19-related makeover:

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Ben Birchall - PA Images via Getty Images

It’s unclear if Banksy himself was behind the addition of the mask. His publicist did not immediately reply to HuffPost’s request for comment.

Banksy last week did, however, reveal how he’d been keeping himself busy during lockdown by redecorating his bathroom. “My wife hates it when I work from home,” he lightheartedly captioned this Instagram post on Wednesday:

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-- This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost India, whichclosed in 2020. Some features are no longer enabled. If you have questionsor concerns about this article, please contactindiasupport@huffpost.com .