Van Gogh's "The Sower" latest painting to be targeted by climate activists

Numerous activists from a bunch referred to as "Final Technology" threw pea soup at a Vincent van Gogh portray on Friday at an exhibition in Rome. In addition they glued their palms to the wall of the gallery.

 "The Sower", an 1888 portray by the Dutch artist depicting a farmer sowing his land beneath a dominating solar, was exhibited behind glass and undamaged in response to media reviews.

However the protesters warned that they're going to proceed with such actions till extra consideration is paid to local weather change. 4 individuals had been arrested, in response to information reviews.

Local weather activists have carried out a sequence of assaults in Europe in latest weeks utilizing soup, cake or mashed potatoes.

They've focused masterpieces such because the "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci within the Louvre in Paris and "Lady with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer on the Mauritshuis museum within the Hague. 

In October, the UK primarily based group "Simply Cease Oil" threw tomato soup over Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at London's Nationwide Gallery. 

The entire work had been undamaged.

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