Activists throw soup at Mona Lisa in Paris
Protesters threw soup on the glass-protected “Mona Lisa” within the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday.
In a video of the stunt, two ladies could be seen splashing orange-colored soup on the paintings whereas one among them shouts: “What’s more important — art or the right to healthy, sustainable food? Our agricultural system is sick. Our farmers are dying at work.”
A spokesperson from the Louvre confirmed to DW that the portray, which is encased in bullet-proof glass, had not been broken.
They added that the room housing the “Mona Lisa” had been reopened and every little thing on the museum had returned to regular.
The activists had been from the French group “Riposte Alimentaire” (Food Response), which issued an announcement saying the protest aimed to focus on the necessity to defend the surroundings and sources of meals.
The group referred to as for a system to be put in place that provides individuals higher entry to wholesome meals whereas offering farmers with a good earnings.
It comes as French farmers stage protests demanding higher pay, simplified rules, and safety in opposition to low-cost imports. For days, indignant farmers have been blocking roads with their tractors throughout the nation, and a few have pledged to converge on Paris on Monday.
New Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised “decisions” could be made within the coming weeks to handle farmers’ issues.
Famous work within the crosshairs
It’s not the primary time Leonardo da Vinci’s Sixteenth-century masterpiece has been focused.
In May 2022, an activist threw cake on the portray.
Climate activists in search of to strain governments to do extra to deal with world warming and section out fossil fuels have staged related protests in different European capital cities, together with Rome, London and Vienna.
In October 2022, activists threw soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery. One month later, campaigners glued themselves to Goya work in Madrid’s Prado museum.
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