Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez’s Venus painting

Two climate change protesters smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velazquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery, the group Just Stop Oil said Monday.
The two activists targeted Velazquez’s “The Toilet of Venus,” also known as “The Rokeby Venus,” with small hammers. Photos showed the protective glass panel punctured with several holes.

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