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Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon
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Another attack by activists on a work of art: soup was thrown at a painting by Claude Monet in Lyon, France, on Saturday. The attack on the painting "Le Printemps" (Spring) occurred in the afternoon, said the Museum of Fine Arts in France's third largest city. It spoke of “vandalism” and announced a lawsuit.
The Monet painting in question is protected by glass. According to the museum, the work by the French impressionist, painted in 1872, will be examined for possible damage in the coming days.
An activist group called “Riposte Alimentaire” (roughly: food counter-strike) claimed responsibility for the crime and claims to be fighting for affordable, sustainable and healthy food for everyone. “We have to act now before it is too late,” said the online service X.
Pumpkin soup on the “Mona Lisa”
Just last month, activists from the group threw pumpkin soup at the “Mona Lisa” in the Louvre in Paris. According to the public prosecutor's office, they are supposed to provide financial support to a victims' association because of the attack on the painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which is protected with bulletproof glass.
Recently there were attacks on famous works of art in various museums around the world by activists from various groups. Among the targets were Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup" in Australia, Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" in London and Claude Monet's "Grain Rack" in the Barberini Museum in Potsdam.
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