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.

  • @afraid_of_zombies
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    -111 months ago

    Real public not in the freaken woods. As in people around and seeing it. Jesus.

    • gregorum
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      11 months ago

      TIL wood are “fake public”

      PS, not a lot of woods in the middle of New Delhi. Or here in Brooklyn, where I saw an unhoused person, taking a crap in the street the other day.

            • gregorum
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              111 months ago

              why would I do that?

              It isn’t a big deal.

              interesting argument. what’s your basis for that position?

                • gregorum
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                  111 months ago

                  You said you saw people do it

                  ive seen lots of things. how do you make the leap from “I saw X” to “X isn’t a big deal” without making stuff up or, maybe, hallucinating?