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Two climate activists attack Velázquez's 'Venus in the Mirror' with hammers at the National Gallery in London

   MADRID, 6 Nov.

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Two climate activists attack Velázquez's 'Venus in the Mirror' with hammers at the National Gallery in London

   MADRID, 6 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

This Monday, two activists from the Just Stop Oil organization attacked the painting 'Venus in the Mirror' (1647) by Diego Velázquez in the National Gallery in London and managed to break the protective glass of the work, according to the British media 'The Telegraph'. '.

The museum itself on social networks points out that around 11:00 this Monday two people, who have already been arrested, entered Room 30 of the museum with some emergency rescue hammers.

Subsequently, the room was cleared and the police were called. The painting has been removed for conservators to examine for possible damage. Room 30 reopened shortly after 12.30pm with 'A Dead Soldier' ​​replacing 'Venus in the Looking Glass', according to 'The Independent'.

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