Britain Climate Protest Painting Targeted

Nov 6, 2023

In this photo provided by Just Stop Oil on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, activists hit the protective glass on a painting at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Two climate change protesters smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London's National Gallery, the group Just Stop Oil said Monday. The two activists targeted Velázquez's “The Toilet of Venus,” also known as “The Rokeby Venus," with small hammers. Photos showed the protective glass panel punctured with several holes. (Just Stop Oil via AP)

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