This was not the first attack on the “Mona Lisa”.
Paris:
Two protesters on Sunday threw soup on the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” in Paris, demanding the right to “healthy and sustainable food”, an AFP journalist witnessed.
Two women threw red and orange soup over glasses to shield a smiling woman from crowds at the Louvre museum in the French capital, an AFP video journalist reported.
Standing in front of the painting and taking turns speaking, they asked, “What is more important? Art or the right to healthy and sustainable food.”
“Your farming system is sick. Our farmers are dying on the job.”
The action comes as French farmers have been protesting for days demanding better wages, taxes and regulations.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced a series of measures on Friday, but road blockages continue in various parts of the country.
Sunday’s action follows a series of such stunts by climate activists against the world-famous painting to demand more action to phase out fossil fuels and protect the planet.
This was not the first attack on the “Mona Lisa”.
In May 2022 a 36-year-old man threw a custard pie at them because the artists were not focusing enough on the “planet”, but the thick glass cover ensured they came to no harm.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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