pa commonThree individuals have been charged after meals was thrown at two Vincent van Gogh work within the National Gallery.
Orange soup was thrown into Sunflowers 1888 and Sunflowers 1889, the extremely acclaimed Poets and Lovers exhibition on the Central London Gallery.
Stephen Simpson, 61, and Mary Somerville, 77, each of Bradford, West Yorkshire, and Philippa Green, 24, of Penryn, Cornwall, had been arrested on the scene on Friday.
He has now been charged with prison injury and can seem at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday, the Metropolitan Police stated.
The National Gallery stated the 2 focused work had been faraway from public view pending investigation.
The gallery reported that each items of paintings had been discovered undamaged.
EPAwork Be a part of an exhibition of over 60 items Painted by the Dutch artist, who died in 1890 on the age of 37.
Along with a portray of a maternal determine, the 2 focused sunflower work type a part of a triptych of works being proven collectively.
Its presentation is critical as a result of Van Gogh urged exhibiting the portray on this strategy to his brother Theo earlier than he died.
The exhibition obtained rave critiques from critics, with The Times calling it a “once in a century” present, whereas The Guardian stated it was an “interesting rollercoaster ride”.
This is the third time lately that an paintings within the National Gallery has been focused.
With inputs from BBC
