A man masquerading as a wheelchair-bound elderly woman has hurled a piece of cake at the world’s best-known painting in a climate-related protest.
A man masquerading as a wheelchair-bound elderly woman has hurled a piece of cake at the world’s best-known painting – the Mona Lisa - in a climate-related protest at the Louvre.
The man, who was wearing make-up and a black wig, was pushed to the front of the queue in a wheelchair. He then “jumped up”, bystanders said, and hurled the slice of cake at the painting, which could be seen smeared in white icing. Several visitors took to social media after the attack, with one saying: “I’ve just seen a man throw a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa.”Another Twitter user said: “Maybe this is just nuts to me but a man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheelchair and attempted to smash the bulletproof glass of the Mona Lisa.
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