Anti-oil environmentalists in the Netherlands tried to glue themselves to Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Earring” on Thursday in the latest stunt involving iconic works of art.
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A visitor at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague posted a video on Twitter showing one man pouring a can of an unknown red substance over another protester, who appeared to attempt to glue his head to the glass-protected painting.
“The condition of the painting has been investigated by our conservators. Fortunately, the glazed masterpiece was not damaged,” the museum said.
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