Protesters target ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ painting in Dutch museum

Liam Coleman

Published October 27, 2022 2:34pm Updated October 28, 2022 6:45am

Activists tried to glue themselves to the famous painting (Picture: Twitter)

Climate activists have targeted Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer’s famed ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ at a museum in The Hague.

The Just Stop Oil protestors tried to glue themselves to the famous artwork but video footage shows them failing miserably.

Two men are seen wearing white t-shirts, and one activist can be seen trying to glue his bald head to the painting.

Dutch police have said three arrests had been made at a museum, but provided no details.

The artwork at the Mauritshuis in The Hague was not believed to be damaged, Dutch news agency ANP reported.

Activists target Girl with a Pearl Earring painting at Dutch gallery Dutch police said three arrests had been made at a museum, but provided no details. — The pair of activists tried to glue themselves to the painting (Picture: Twitter)

epa10269110 A police officer stands outside the Mauritshuis museum, where three people were arrested for attempting to smudge Vermeer's painting 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', currently exhibited there, in The Hague, Netherlands, 27 October 2022. They were wearing shirts from the Just Stop Oil campaign group, whose members are responsible for recent acts of vandalism - such as throwing soup at paintings, sports cars and luxury shop windows across Europe - in an attempt to raise awareness about their protest against fossil fuels. EPA/PHIL NIJHUIS — Police outside the Mauritshuis museum Picture: EPA)

epa10269111 A police officer (L) stands outside the Mauritshuis museum, where three people were arrested for attempting to smudge Vermeer's painting 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', currently exhibited there, in The Hague, Netherlands, 27 October 2022. They were wearing shirts from the Just Stop Oil campaign group, whose members are responsible for recent acts of vandalism - such as throwing soup at paintings, sports cars and luxury shop windows across Europe - in an attempt to raise awareness about their protest against fossil fuels. EPA/PHIL NIJHUIS — Officers at the Mauritshuis museum, where three people were arrested for attempting to smudge Vermeer’s painting ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ (Picture: EPA)

epa10269112 Police officers stand outside the Mauritshuis museum, where three people were arrested for attempting to smudge Vermeer's painting 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', currently exhibited there, in The Hague, Netherlands, 27 October 2022. They were wearing shirts from the Just Stop Oil campaign group, whose members are responsible for recent acts of vandalism - such as throwing soup at paintings, sports cars and luxury shop windows across Europe - in an attempt to raise awareness about their protest against fossil fuels. EPA/PHIL NIJHUIS — Police outside the Mauritshuis museum, where three people were arrested for attempting to smudge Vermeer’s painting ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ (Picture: EPA)

It comes after Just Stop Oil has been taking part in a month of action across the UK.

This morning they created a human barricade on a major junction in London – bringing traffic to a standstill.

Barberini museum in Potsdam, Germany (Picture: Letzte Generation) — Activists in Germany covered a Monet painting in mashed potato last week (Picture: Letzte Generation)

epa10243132 A handout photo made available by the 'Just Stop Oil' climate activism group of two protesters who threw Heinz Tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh's 1888 painting 'Sunflowers' at the National Gallery in London, 14 October 2022. The protesters then knelt down in front of the painting and appeared to glue their hands to the wall beneath it before being arrested. EPA/JUST STOP OIL HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES — While others used tomato soup to try and damage Vincent Van Gogh’s famous ‘Sunflowers’ painting (Picture: AFP)

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Just Stop Oil/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (13466036g) Just Stop Oil protesters glued themselves to Museum wall and then threw tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous iconic 1888-9 art work 'Sunflowers' at the National Gallery on Friday. Shouting: 'What is worth more? Art or life? Is it worth more than food? Worth more than justice? Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?' They want the British government to halt new oil and gas projects. A Big Oil heiress, Getty Oil founder granddaughter, is a key funder thru LA's Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) of the British based Just Stop Oil. Van Gogh: SUNFLOWERS Attacked with Soup by Eco-Activists, London, England, United Kingdom - 14 Oct 2022 — Both campaigners were later arrested (Picture Just Stop Oil)

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Just Stop Oil protestors gathered near Mansion House tube station this morning.

Some glued themselves to the tarmac while others linked arms to block cars and buses from passing.

Campaigners are sat with banners at the junction linking Cannon Street, Queen Victoria Street and Garlick Hill.

Last week two activists have threw mashed potatoes at Claude Monet’s ‘Les Meules’ painting before gluing themselves to the floor.

The two Letzte Generation (Last Generation) campaigners entered Potsdam’s Barberini museum in Germany in high vis jackets before smearing the painting in potato.

Last month Just Stop Oil activists threw soup over a priceless painting by Vincent Van Gogh in the National Gallery.

The activists entered the central London gallery on 14 October and hurled a load of foodstuffs at the painting – the Dutch artist’s iconic ‘Sunflowers’ – then glued themselves to the wall in their latest environmental protest.

After chucking the soup at the painting, one of the protesters then asked the gathered crowd: ‘What is worth more, art or life? Is it worth more than food?

‘More than justice?’

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