Visitors at Louvre look on in shock as Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece attacked by environmental protesters

Two environmental protesters have hurled soup on to the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, calling for “healthy and sustainable food”. The painting, which was behind bulletproof glass, appeared to be undamaged.

Gallery visitors looked on in shock as two women threw the yellow-coloured soup before climbing under the barrier in front of the work and flanking the splattered painting, their right hands held up in a salute-like gesture.

One of the two activists removed her jacket to reveal a white T-shirt bearing the slogan of the environmental activist group Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) in black letters.

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    10 months ago

    Again?!

    Didn’t another group do this exact same thing last year? I believe it was Stop Oil last time.

    You’d think they just stop anyone with a thermos or other vessel capable of holding soup.

    • Doubletwist
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      110 months ago

      Unless they get to the point of doing full strip and cavity searches, there’s no way to prevent someone from bringing in a Ziploc baggie full of soup.

    • @cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I believe that they did it to a Van Gogh painting which actually was more note worthy as that was not behind bullet proof glass

      • R0cket_M00se
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        110 months ago

        Im almost positive this is either the same exact story being posted a year later, either way I distinctly remember the same argument of “it’s behind glass, dumbasses” being mentioned last time.