Though the eyes of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa are said to follow everyone who dares look in her direction, it appears the fine art icon managed to let a few visitors slip from her gaze —specifically two soup-wielding protesters coming to soak her in what appears to be tomato bisque.
ALERTE - Des militantes pour le climat jettent de la soupe sur le tableau de La Joconde au musée du Louvre. @CLPRESSFR pic.twitter.com/Aa7gavRRc4
— CLPRESS / Agence de presse (@CLPRESSFR) January 28, 2024
On Sunday, two protesters from the food sustainability group Riposte Alimentaire headed to the Louvre Museum in Paris, France to make a very wet statement, throwing thermoses of soup at the Mona Lisa.
"What's the most important thing? Art, or right to a healthy and sustainable food?" one Demonstrator yelled in French, per NBC News.
"Our farming system is sick. Our farmers are dying at work!” added another as a Museum employee rushed to shield the demonstration from view.
Though the near half-century-old painting was not damaged in the attack — the Mona Lisa has been displayed under a layer of armored glass, per NBC News — the two protesters were ultimately arrested for the stunt.
While we hope that agriculture becomes more sustainable, we also hope that the Louvre’s maintenance staff gets one hell of a raise after this.
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