The painting by Italian painter Bruno Amadio (1911-1981) became a legend in Europe, especially in the 80s. It is also known as "Cry Boy", "The Crying Boy" and "Die Weinenden Jungen".

According to an urban legend, this portrait was the only thing that survived a fire in 1985. Therefore, it is believed that even if the house where the portrait was burnt down, nothing happened to the portrait. In fact, this is more than a little belief. British firefighters claim that in the fires they witnessed, this painting survived the fire unharmed.

A Halloween poster in Santiago, the capital of Chile, used a painting of a 'Crying Child'. Psychics revolted over this situation. The Chilean Psychics Association said that the painting cast a curse on the world and jinxed more than 80 people in Chile. For this reason, they wanted the painting to be banned. The President of the Association of Psychics said that the painting 'The Crying Child' brings bad luck to people. For example, divorce, illness, injury.

It was even front-page news in Chile's best-selling newspaper.

The claim that the 'Crying Child' painting is cursed has been in Europe since the 80s. In the 80s, especially as firefighters said, even if the house where the painting is located is burnt to ashes in a fire, this painting manages to remain intact.

The claims are not limited to this. According to the belief, the house where this painting is hung is in danger of fire at least once.

Due to the curses about this painting, which became a legend in the 1980s, in 1985 'The Sun' newspaper organised a campaign and burned this painting in a square.