Vermeer’s famous painting, ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’, was attacked by environmental activists from ‘Just stop oil’ at the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague. According to what can also be seen from the video that went viral on social media, an activist tried to glue himself to the painting, while another poured tomato sauce on him. Fortunately, the artwork is protected by glass and has not been damaged. Three people were arrested. The NPC agency reported that the painting would not have been damaged. Just Stop Oil activists had already caused a stir in recent days by first smearing one of the versions of Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ with tomato soup and then throwing a cake on King Charles III’s wax face at Madame Tussauds. ALERTE INFO – A nouveau chef d’œuvre a été attaqué il ya moins d’une heure au musée Mauritshuis de La Haye, au Pays-Bas: un militant écologiste a collé son visage avec de la glu contre La Jeune Fille à la Perle, le tableau de Vermeer (témoins). pic.twitter.com/wR8nPRS2J6— Le Globe (@LeGlobe_info) October 27, 2022
