Mona Lisa Defaced: Paris Climate Activists Splash Soup on Famous Painting; Louvre Museum to Pursue Legal Action
Monday, 29 January 2024
On January 28, environmental activists made a bold statement by splattering the Mona Lisa with soup in a call for the right to healthy and sustainable food. This unconventional protest involved throwing tomato soup at Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, which is safeguarded by a glass case in the Louvre Museum in Paris. In response, the museum has announced its intention to file a complaint against the environmental activists. Notably, this incident echoes a previous episode where several individuals faced charges for throwing soup at Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting in 2022.