Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting, on display at the National Gallery in London, has been vandalized by two climate activists. .Footage showed the two — both wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts — open tins of what appears to be tomato soup and dump the contents on the world-famous painting before gluing their hands to the wall, as reported by the BBC. . WATCH: Climate activists soup Van Gogh's Sunflowers .Just Stop Oil — a climate activist group in the UK — posted on Twitter with this warning: "Keep giving us new oil and gas, and you will keep getting soup." .The painting was covered by glass so has not been damaged, reported the gallery. ."At just after 11 am this morning two people entered Room 43 of the National Gallery," said the National Gallery in a statement. ."The pair appeared to glue themselves to the wall adjacent to Van Gogh's Sunflowers (1888). They also threw a red substance — what appears to be tomato soup — over the painting."."The room was cleared of visitors and police were called. Officers are now on the scene. There is some minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed.".The statement confirmed the two involved have been arrested. ."Both have been arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespass. Officers are now de-bonding them," said Metropolitan Police. .In July, other Just Stop Oil protesters glued themselves to a John Constable masterpiece in the same gallery. . Just Stop Oil protesters glued to painting in The National Gallery .The Hay Wain oil painting only had minor damage to its frame and some "disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting," reported the National Gallery at the time.
Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting, on display at the National Gallery in London, has been vandalized by two climate activists. .Footage showed the two — both wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts — open tins of what appears to be tomato soup and dump the contents on the world-famous painting before gluing their hands to the wall, as reported by the BBC. . WATCH: Climate activists soup Van Gogh's Sunflowers .Just Stop Oil — a climate activist group in the UK — posted on Twitter with this warning: "Keep giving us new oil and gas, and you will keep getting soup." .The painting was covered by glass so has not been damaged, reported the gallery. ."At just after 11 am this morning two people entered Room 43 of the National Gallery," said the National Gallery in a statement. ."The pair appeared to glue themselves to the wall adjacent to Van Gogh's Sunflowers (1888). They also threw a red substance — what appears to be tomato soup — over the painting."."The room was cleared of visitors and police were called. Officers are now on the scene. There is some minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed.".The statement confirmed the two involved have been arrested. ."Both have been arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespass. Officers are now de-bonding them," said Metropolitan Police. .In July, other Just Stop Oil protesters glued themselves to a John Constable masterpiece in the same gallery. . Just Stop Oil protesters glued to painting in The National Gallery .The Hay Wain oil painting only had minor damage to its frame and some "disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting," reported the National Gallery at the time.
