Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez’s Venus painting in London’s National Gallery

Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez’s Venus painting in London’s National Gallery

LONDON — Two climate change protesters were arrested Monday after they smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery, police said Monday. The two activists from the group Just Stop Oil targeted Velázquez’s “The Toilet of Venus,” also known as “The Rokeby Venus,” with small hammers. Photos … Read more