The activists have not finished making people talk about them... After The Mona Lisa doused in soup at the end of last January at the Louvre in Paris, this time it is The Birth of Venus, famous Botticelli painting from the 15th century, which was targeted by environmental activists in Florence this Tuesday, February 13.

Two men, activists from the Last Generation group, pasted images of a flooded Tuscan town on the protective glass of Botticelli's painting, thus hiding part of the canvas, representing the beautiful Venus emerging from the waters, standing on a large shell.

Following this act, the perpetrators were taken to a police station near the museum, according to the activist group's press release. The Italian government's response is clear: it has decided to toughen up its tone by toughening up measures against acts that go against respect for monuments or cultural sites.

However, will this action be the last? We very much doubt it... The environmental activists have not said their last word!