Anti-Oil Protesters Smash Glass Covering Famous Painting in London

Anti-oil protestors hit the gasoline on their newest show of environmental activism … breaking via a glass ceiling of types … or a dear glass-covered portray, is extra prefer it.

This wild show of an indication went down Monday at London’s Nationwide Gallery — which was housing the Diego Velázquez portray you see right here … getting completely crushed by a few Simply Cease Oil advocates, who’ve a historical past of destroying artwork to make their level.

On this case, they had been caught red-handed but once more … solely this time, as an alternative of constructing a multitude by splashing some crap on a portray — they determined to simply hammer away.

Watch … this man and gal — who’re proudly rocking their JSO shirts — go to city on the glass cowl of this Velázquez paintings, which is named the Rokeby Venus. It would not appear to be they had been capable of get to the precise portray beneath, however they crushed the outside.

London’s Metro Police affirm the 2 activists had been arrested on suspicion of felony injury … however there’s extra than simply suspicion right here, the proof is obvious and damning.

BTW, the portray already had some historical past of being vandalized. Again in 1914, suffragette Mary Richardson slashed the paintings of the “most stunning lady on the planet” for a) the nudity depicted by the male gaze and b) to make a political assertion following the arrest of her compatriot, Emmeline Pankhurst .. who pushed for ladies to get the vote.

Bear in mind, this similar group has carved a rep for itself as artwork destroyers. They’ve gone round splashing paint and soup at different well-known work there in Europe … and every time, they’re all the time sporting these similar simply recognizable tees.

You’d suppose these museum safety guards would clever up and cease letting them in.