Window stickered in front of Botticelli’s Venus: Heavy punishment for climate activist

This was reported by Italian media. In protest against international climate policy, the activist and a friend had covered the window in front of one of the most famous paintings by the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510): the “Birth of Venus”. On Tuesday at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the two men used adhesive strips to stick several photographs of floods onto the pane protecting the painting, police said.

They held up a poster demanding a special fund of 20 billion euros to eliminate climate damage. According to initial findings, the picture was not damaged. The police took the two men into custody.

The protest in the much-visited museum is part of a whole series of actions against well-known works of art in various countries. In recent years, activists from climate protection movements have also targeted various sights in Italy. These included, for example, St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice or the Trevi Fountain in Rome. There was no permanent damage.

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A coalition of three right-wing parties has been in government in Italy since October 2022. Rome’s parliament passed a law last month that would allow climate activists to be fined up to 60,000 euros if they deface landmarks. It is now also in force.

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