Visitors to the National Gallery in London admired one of Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers paintings on Friday 14 October, after it was attacked by two climate activists earlier in the day.

The attack on the 1888 painting, by the group Just Stop Oil, took place in the art museum's Gallery 43 (Impressionists).

The climate protesters threw tomato soup onto the painting, which was saved by protective glass, although the frame was not spared.

They also glued themselves to the wall. There are now marks on the wall where they stuck their hands.

The pair were arrested and have been charged with causing criminal damage to the picture frame.

The National Gallery visitors rally around famous Van Gogh's painting of the sunflowers (1888) in Gallery 43 (Impressionists) following an attack on it by two climate activists from the group Just Stop Oil earlier in the day on Friday, 15 October. Climate protesters threw a can of tomato soup onto the painting. Protective glass saved the canvas from the damage. There are two white spots on the wall beneath the painting where the activists glued themselves to the wall. The two women who were arrested explained their action with the cost of living crisis. London, 14 October 2022 7:20pm #Sunflowers #VanGogh #painting #TheNationalGallery #CostOfLivingCrisis #JustStopOil #ClimateAction #CanOfSoup #visitors #London #UK