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Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece was left covered in what appeared to be tomato soup while the protesters made a speech about sustainable agriculture and the food supply chain.
Videos on social media show the activists wearing T-shirts with the words “Food Counterattack” written on them in French.
French farmers have been protesting and threatening roadblocks around Paris this month, demanding better pay and living conditions, Reuters reported.
The Mona Lisa has been the target of a number of protests and acts of vandalism over the years and has been protected by bulletproof glass since the 1950s after one person threw acid at it.
In 2009, a “disgruntled Russian woman” who had been denied French citizenship also threw a ceramic mug at the painting, per Harper’s Bazaar.
In 2022, anti-oil protesters targeted the UK’s National Gallery, throwing a can of tomato soup onto one of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” paintings.
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Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece was left covered in what appeared to be tomato soup while the protesters made a speech about sustainable agriculture and the food supply chain.
Videos on social media show the activists wearing T-shirts with the words “Food Counterattack” written on them in French.
French farmers have been protesting and threatening roadblocks around Paris this month, demanding better pay and living conditions, Reuters reported.
The Mona Lisa has been the target of a number of protests and acts of vandalism over the years and has been protected by bulletproof glass since the 1950s after one person threw acid at it.
In 2009, a “disgruntled Russian woman” who had been denied French citizenship also threw a ceramic mug at the painting, per Harper’s Bazaar.
In 2022, anti-oil protesters targeted the UK’s National Gallery, throwing a can of tomato soup onto one of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” paintings.
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