The National Gallery confirmed the three activists had been arrested and the paintings remain unharmed.

The charges come as soup was thrown over two famous pieces of artwork by Vincent Van Gogh.

LONDON (AP) — Two British climate activists were sentenced on Friday for throwing tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” two years ago, nearly destroying one of the great masterpieces at London's National Gallery.Phoebe Plummer, 23, received a two-year sentence while Anna Holland, 22, was sent to prison for 20 months. In October 2022, the pair threw two tins of tomato soup over the painting before kneeling down in front of it and gluing their hands to the wall beneath it. They were found guilty of criminal damage by a jury in July.During the attack, both women wore T-shirts supporting Just Stop Oil, an environmental group pushing the British government to halt new oil and gas projects.Over the past few years, the group has been behind a series of high-profile stunts, including at major sporting events and on Britain's transport networks. The attack on “Sunflowers” was the second artwork at the National Gallery targeted in 2022, after two Just Stop Oil activists glued themselves to John Constable’s “The…