What are the women who sprayed red paint on a 133-year-old painting?
Oct 15, 2025
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According to foreign media, including the Daily Mail, two environmental activists were arrested at the Naval Museum in Madrid, Spain, on October 12 (local time) after spraying red paint on a 133-year-old painting by Christopher Columbus.
The painting depicts the scene of Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492, with the work of Jose Garnelo 'Primer homenaje a Colon'.
The two female activists are known to have performed this performance in the sense of criticism of colonialism by throwing biodegradable red paint into the painting, belonging to the Spanish environmental group Futuro Vegetal.
Visitors at the scene vehemently protested their actions, and guards overpowered them and pulled them out of the museum. They were arrested on charges of damaging cultural heritage.
Puturo Behetal's side also claimed that police did not provide vegan meals to arrested activists, putting them in hunger.
The museum said it immediately began restoration work and restored the painting within hours after leaving the visitors.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
