Protesters throw pumpkin soup on Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece 'Mona Lisa'

However, the Mona Lisa is protected from damage by a layer of bulletproof glass.

Environmental group Riposte Alimentaire - an organisation that addresses the challenges of sustainable agriculture and local food - said two protesters linked to its campaign were behind the vandalism.

Two protesters threw pumpkin soup on the Mona Lisa masterpiece

Previously, on January 25, 26 and 27, French farmers protested, demanding that the government create a decent income for them, adequately support the agro-ecological transition and cut the standards applied to this sector.

"Two activists from the Riposte Alimentaire environmental movement threw pumpkin soup on the glass covering the Mona Lisa on the morning of Sunday, January 28, 2024. Museum security personnel immediately intervened," according to information from the Louvre Museum. The museum said it was filing a complaint.

Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century, hangs in the Louvre Museum and is now the most famous painting in the world , attracting millions of visitors to admire it over the years. The artwork has a rather modest size: 77 cm x 53 cm.

Mona Lisa has attracted millions of tourists to admire over the years.

The enigmatic Mona Lisa has been the target of vandalism and theft. The masterpiece was stolen by a Louvre employee in 1911. The lower part of the painting was damaged by acid in the 1950s, forcing the museum to take extra precautions, including bulletproof glass.

In 2009, an angry woman threw a ceramic cup at the painting, breaking it but leaving the painting unharmed. Then in 2022, a tourist smeared frosting all over the protective glass of the Renaissance Mona Lisa .

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