Activists jailed after smashing glass protecting painting of Venus at London gallery

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Activists jailed after smashing glass protecting painting of Venus at London gallery
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Two climate change activists were arrested on Monday after they smashed glass protecting a Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery, authorities said.

Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content DeskLONDON — The 17th-century painting, “Rokeby Venus” -- also known as the “Toilet of Venus” -- was previously damaged by women’s suffrage activists in 1914, according toA video posted to the British climate activists’ account on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows the men wearing white Just Stop Oil T-shirts and breaking the glass with orange safety...

Two protesters from Britain's climate change protest group Just Stop Oil bashed the glass cover of the 'Rokeby Venus' by 17th-century artist Diego Velazquez, a painting previously slashed by the suffragettes in 1914reported. Officials with the group said Monday’s protest was to demand that the British government halt licensing for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the United Kingdom, according to the news organization.

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