Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' targeted by climate activists
Amsterdam, 27 October 2022 (dpa/MIA) — Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's masterwork "Girl with a Pearl Earring" became the latest work of art targeted by climate change activists in a demonstration at a museum in the Netherlands on Thursday.
The painting was not damaged, according to the Mauritshuis, the museum in The Hague which houses the work, completed by the Dutch master between 1665 and 1667. Some halls of the museum were closed.
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24 October 2022, United Kingdom, England: Two activists from Just Stop Oil group smear a wax model of King Charles III a chocolate cake, at Madam Tussauds in London. (best available quality) Photo: Just Stop Oil/PA Media/dpa[/caption]
Police detained three climate activists allegedly involved in the demonstration.
In a video posted to Twitter, two men can be seen near the painting. One of them glued his head to the glass in front of the painting and a red liquid was poured over him. The other man had taped his hand to the wall next to the picture.
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FILED - 14 October 2022, United Kingdom, London: A photo released by Just Stop Oil shows two protesters, one of whom is holding a can of tomato soup, after throwing the soup on Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London. The two members of the Just Stop Oil organization spilled the contents of two cans over the artwork, which has an estimated value of the equivalent of about 84 million euros, at the National Gallery on Friday morning. Photo: Just Stop Oil/PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full[/caption]
The incident is the latest in a series of demonstrations by climate activists targeting works of art in museums in several European countries. Those involved say they want to use their actions to draw attention to climate change issues and push for more decisive action.
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FILED - 14 October 2022, United Kingdom, London: Photo released by Just Stop Oil shows two protesters, one of whom is holding a can of tomato soup, after throwing the soup on Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London. The two members of the Just Stop Oil organization spilled the contents of two cans over the artwork, which has an estimated value of the equivalent of about 84 million euros, at the National Gallery on Friday morning. Photo: Just Stop Oil/PA Media/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits[/caption]
In two other incidents earlier this month, one group of climate activists splattered mashed potatoes across a Claude Monet painting at a museum in Potsdam, Germany, while another group splashed tomato soup over a piece by Vincent Van Gogh at a museum in London.
24 October 2022, United Kingdom, England: Two activists from Just Stop Oil group smear a wax model of King Charles III a chocolate cake, at Madam Tussauds in London. (best available quality) Photo: Just Stop Oil/PA Media/dpa[/caption]
Police detained three climate activists allegedly involved in the demonstration.
In a video posted to Twitter, two men can be seen near the painting. One of them glued his head to the glass in front of the painting and a red liquid was poured over him. The other man had taped his hand to the wall next to the picture.
[caption id="attachment_1481552" align="alignnone" width="1024"] FILED - 14 October 2022, United Kingdom, London: A photo released by Just Stop Oil shows two protesters, one of whom is holding a can of tomato soup, after throwing the soup on Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London. The two members of the Just Stop Oil organization spilled the contents of two cans over the artwork, which has an estimated value of the equivalent of about 84 million euros, at the National Gallery on Friday morning. Photo: Just Stop Oil/PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full[/caption]
The incident is the latest in a series of demonstrations by climate activists targeting works of art in museums in several European countries. Those involved say they want to use their actions to draw attention to climate change issues and push for more decisive action.
[caption id="attachment_1481553" align="alignnone" width="1024"] FILED - 14 October 2022, United Kingdom, London: Photo released by Just Stop Oil shows two protesters, one of whom is holding a can of tomato soup, after throwing the soup on Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London. The two members of the Just Stop Oil organization spilled the contents of two cans over the artwork, which has an estimated value of the equivalent of about 84 million euros, at the National Gallery on Friday morning. Photo: Just Stop Oil/PA Media/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits[/caption]
In two other incidents earlier this month, one group of climate activists splattered mashed potatoes across a Claude Monet painting at a museum in Potsdam, Germany, while another group splashed tomato soup over a piece by Vincent Van Gogh at a museum in London. 
