Damage to famous works of art by environmental activists has been increasing for several weeks. This Thursday, October 27, a new painting suffered the same fate in the Netherlands, that of “The Girl with a Pearl Earring”, by Johannes Vermeer. Do these protest movements serve the ecological cause? Analysis by Didier Rykner, journalist and art historian.
Multiple damage to works of art: “The more we talk about it, the more it encourages these activists”
