Climate activists target Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' in Florence's Uffizi Gallery - eviltoast

Two climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage in the Tuscany region on the protective glass.

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    9 months ago

    Pretty sure, if that’s not a replica already (original safely tucked away), most well known works are now safely tucked away. I heard somewhere that the originals are rarely displayed for the public.