Protesters hurled soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris on Sunday, but it was protected from damage by its glass casing. The Louvre has since reopened the “Salle des Etats” room which houses the Mona Lisa after it was evacuated. “Two activists from the environmental movement ‘Riposte Alimentaire’ sprayed pumpkin soup on the armoured glass protecting the Mona Lisa, this Sunday, January 28, 2024, around 10am (4aET),” a statement from the museum said. In 2009, a woman angrily threw a ceramic cup at the painting, breaking the cup but leaving the painting unharmed. Then in 2022, a visitor smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting’s protective glass.

Source: CNN January 28, 2024 12:10 UTC