Posted on 07/22/2022 8:20:49 PM PDT by Morgana
talian eco-zealots glue their hands to Botticelli's masterpiece Primavera at a Florence art gallery in the latest climate change stunt inspired by Just Stop Oil vandals.
Three environmental activists attached themselves to the glass cover of the iconic renaissance painting in the Sala Botticelli of the Uffizi Gallery in Italy at 10:30am on Friday.
The protest was carried out by an unnamed man and two women - from the climate activist group Ultima Generazione 'Last Generation' - who rolled out a banner in front of them that read: 'Last Generation No Gas No Coal'.
The activists, who had paid for tickets to get into the gallery, were removed from the gallery by police, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
Luckily, no damage was caused to the artwork due to the 'special protections in place'.
A statement from the gallery read: 'If there had not been the special protections decided for the main masterpieces of the museum a few years ago by the management, today we would have had an important damage to the work, as happened recently in other museums.'
However the group posted a statement to their website explaining they make sure they take 'great care' and research artwork to not cause damage.
They wrote: 'We have taken great care in order not to cause any damage to Botticelli's Primavera. Neither the frame nor the glass that protects the canvas was exposed to a risk.
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