Three charged after soup thrown at Van Gogh paintings

Three radical person been charged aft nutrient was thrown astatine 2 Vincent Van Gogh paintings successful the National Gallery.

Orange-coloured crockery was thrown astatine Sunflowers 1888 and Sunflowers 1889 successful the highly acclaimed Poets and Lovers accumulation astatine the cardinal London gallery.

Stephen Simpson, 61, and Mary Somerville, 77, some of Bradford, West Yorkshire, and Phillipa Green, 24, of Penryn, Cornwall, were arrested astatine the country connected Friday.

The Metropolitan Police said they had present been charged with causing transgression harm and would look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected Monday.

The National Gallery said the 2 paintings targeted had been removed from nationalist viewing for examination.

Both pieces of artwork were recovered to beryllium undamaged, the assemblage added.

The paintings form portion of an accumulation of much than 60 pieces painted by the Dutch artist, who died successful 1890 aged 37.

Along with a coating of a maternal figure, the 2 targeted sunflower paintings signifier portion of a triptych of works being shown together.

Its presumption is important arsenic Van Gogh suggested having the paintings shown this mode to his brother, Theo, earlier helium died.

The accumulation has received rave reviews from critics, with The Times calling it a "once-in-a-century" show, portion The Guardian said it was a "riveting rollercoaster ride".

It is the 3rd clip successful caller years an artwork astatine the National Gallery has been targeted.