Leonardo da Vinci

Activists sat on a bench under a full-scale copy of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting with their hands glued to the frame.

“We must halt all new oil and gas right now. In a statement, Just Stop Oil said it’s “calling for the government to commit to immediately halt new oil and gas licenses in the UK and for the directors, employees and members of art institutions to join the Just Stop Oil coalition in peaceful civil resistance”. It comes after two Just Stop Oil eco-warriors glued themselves to the frame of a Constable painting The Hay Wain, at the National Gallery on Monday night, and is the fifth time in the last week that protesters have glued themselves to a major artwork.

Anti-oil climate protesters have GLUED themselves to Leonardo da Vinci's world-famous The Last Supper painting in London. The world-renowned masterpiece.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. The world-renowned masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci was on display at The Royal Academy in London when protesters from Just Stop Oil glued themselves to the painting. Climate protesters glue themselves to Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece in London. Image: Just Stop Oil.

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The Hay Wain suffered minor damage to its frame and there was also some disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting - both of which have now been successfully dealt with'. The Hay Wain suffered minor damage to its frame and there was also some disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting - both of which have now been successfully dealt with'. He drives 30 miles from Maesteg to Cardiff for work daily, and said the cost is now 'upwards of £300' a week, having been around '£125 before the price increases'. 'I am on the verge of putting my gear in the shed,' he said, adding: 'I would be better off on the dole. If Miss Hunt flew to every destination she would have clocked up 49,404 air miles over five years and been responsible for the emissions of 13 tons of carbon dioxide. Just Stop Oil co-founder Hannah Hunt, 23, and student Eben Lazarus, 22, both of Brighton, were pictured with their hands glued to the frame of John Constable's 1821 masterpiece at the National Gallery in London yesterday. But prices were on the brink of a rise. The maximum penalty for 'wilful obstruction of a highway' was recently increased to six months in jail and an unlimited fine. Yesterday activists were surrounded by as many as 100 police officers with around a dozen arrested on suspicion of driving at 10mph - less than the 30mph which had been agreed in advance. Each also placed a hand on the frame of the painting and kneeled beneath it before loudly outlining their concerns as visitors were ushered out by security staff. We must halt all new oil and gas right now, we will stop disrupting art institutions as soon as the government makes a meaningful statement to do so. He spent most of his life examining the natural world and natural laws, by contrast with the time he contributed to approximately 25-plus paintings.' It also required all the Academicians being called to a general assembly meeting to agree the purchase.

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The science still isn't being heard." A Royal Academy spokesman said: "The room has been closed to the public. "It is a death sentence for younger generations. We must stop new oil and gas immediately. It's that power I speak to today. "Da Vinci said that art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.

Protesters from the coalition have staged disruptions at major British museums five times in the past week.

One campaigner spray-painted “No new oil”on a plinth beneath the painting. In no uncertain terms, the establishment – of which the Royal Academy is a part – has condemned me and all young people to suffer. In keeping with the gospel theme, one of the protesters said the government was a “Judas” to future generations, PA Media reported.

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The Hay Wain suffered minor damage to its frame and there was also some disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting - both of which have now been successfully dealt with'. He drives 30 miles from Maesteg to Cardiff for work daily, and said the cost is now 'upwards of £300' a week, having been around '£125 before the price increases'. 'I am on the verge of putting my gear in the shed,' he said, adding: 'I would be better off on the dole. The Hay Wain suffered minor damage to its frame and there was also some disruption to the surface of the varnish on the painting - both of which have now been successfully dealt with'. If Miss Hunt flew to every destination she would have clocked up 49,404 air miles over five years and been responsible for the emissions of 13 tons of carbon dioxide. But prices were on the brink of a rise. Just Stop Oil co-founder Hannah Hunt, 23, and student Eben Lazarus, 22, both of Brighton, were pictured with their hands glued to the frame of John Constable's 1821 masterpiece at the National Gallery in London yesterday. Louis McKechnie, a John Lennon lookalike ringleader of the Just Stop Oil movement, has already been arrested 20 times because of his professional protesting. The maximum penalty for 'wilful obstruction of a highway' was recently increased to six months in jail and an unlimited fine. Yesterday activists were surrounded by as many as 100 police officers with around a dozen arrested on suspicion of driving at 10mph - less than the 30mph which had been agreed in advance. We must halt all new oil and gas right now, we will stop disrupting art institutions as soon as the government makes a meaningful statement to do so. He spent most of his life examining the natural world and natural laws, by contrast with the time he contributed to approximately 25-plus paintings.' It also required all the Academicians being called to a general assembly meeting to agree the purchase.