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| Last Supper targeted by climate protesters at Royal Academy | Last Supper targeted by climate protesters at Royal Academy |
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| The Just Stop Oil protesters gathered at the Royal Academy | The Just Stop Oil protesters gathered at the Royal Academy |
| The Last Supper in the Royal Gallery is the latest painting to be targeted by climate protesters. | The Last Supper in the Royal Gallery is the latest painting to be targeted by climate protesters. |
| Four Just Stop Oil activists glued their hands to the frame of the Renaissance artwork hanging in the Royal Academy. | Four Just Stop Oil activists glued their hands to the frame of the Renaissance artwork hanging in the Royal Academy. |
| They also daubed a slogan in spray-paint underneath the frame in the Piccadilly gallery. | They also daubed a slogan in spray-paint underneath the frame in the Piccadilly gallery. |
| Yesterday, a pair from the same group glued themselves to a painting in the National Gallery, in Trafalgar Square. | Yesterday, a pair from the same group glued themselves to a painting in the National Gallery, in Trafalgar Square. |
| https://t.co/HxEGvhm9HQ | https://t.co/HxEGvhm9HQ |
| The Last Supper shows the famous scene where Jesus eats with his 12 apostles for the final time and warns one will betray him. | The Last Supper shows the famous scene where Jesus eats with his 12 apostles for the final time and warns one will betray him. |
| It is believed to have been painted by Giampietrino, a student of Leonardo Da Vinci, copying his masterpiece from about 1520. | It is believed to have been painted by Giampietrino, a student of Leonardo Da Vinci, copying his masterpiece from about 1520. |
| One protester, Jessica Agar, a 21-year-old from Hereford, said: "I am an art student but there is no place for me to follow my calling as an artist in a world where I have no future. | One protester, Jessica Agar, a 21-year-old from Hereford, said: "I am an art student but there is no place for me to follow my calling as an artist in a world where I have no future. |
| "In no uncertain terms, the establishment - of which the Royal Academy is a part - has condemned me and all young people to suffer. I am outraged and you should be too." | "In no uncertain terms, the establishment - of which the Royal Academy is a part - has condemned me and all young people to suffer. I am outraged and you should be too." |
| The protesters attached their own version of the painting | The protesters attached their own version of the painting |
| On Tuesday, protesters attached their own "apocalyptic vision of the future" to the John Constable oil painting the Hay Wain and glued themselves to the frame. | On Tuesday, protesters attached their own "apocalyptic vision of the future" to the John Constable oil painting the Hay Wain and glued themselves to the frame. |
| Painted in 1821, the Hay Wain shows a hay wagon travelling across fields in the Suffolk countryside. It is one of the most popular paintings in the National Gallery. | Painted in 1821, the Hay Wain shows a hay wagon travelling across fields in the Suffolk countryside. It is one of the most popular paintings in the National Gallery. |
| Earlier this week Just Stop Oil allegedly targeted a Scottish art gallery and stormed Sunday's British Grand Prix. | Earlier this week Just Stop Oil allegedly targeted a Scottish art gallery and stormed Sunday's British Grand Prix. |
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