Timeline of Art Vandalism: From Michelangelo's Pietà to Climate Protests

A comprehensive overview of notable acts of vandalism against artworks in museums and public spaces, spanning from 1972 to 2022. The article catalogs incidents including László Tóth's hammer attack on Michelangelo's Pietà at St. Peter's Basilica in 1972, the accidental destruction of Qing dynasty vases at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 2006, a punch to Monet's painting at the National Gallery of Ireland in 2012, and selfie-related damages to statues in Italy and Portugal. Recent climate protests by groups like Just Stop Oil, Ultima Generazione, Futuro Vegetal, and Stop Fossil Fuel Subsidies Australia have targeted works by Vermeer, Van Gogh, Goya, Warhol, and Klimt, though most were protected by glass. The article also mentions the 2022 incident where a Russian museum guard drew eyes on a painting by Anna Leporskaya at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center, and a tourist mistakenly taking an artwork from the Musée Picasso Paris.