A pair of protesters vandalized the “Mona Lisa” painting at the Louvre Museum in Paris, throwing soup onto the iconic painting’s display.

The protesters, who have since been identified as Sasha, 24, and Marie-Juliette, 63, are a part of the group Riposte Alimentaire, which translates to “Food Response.” The two threw their soup onto the glass-protected painting and then took off their jackets, revealing their “Riposte Alimentaire” T-shirts before delivering a speech, according to footage posted on the group’s social media page.

“In France, one in three people skip meals due to lack of means,” the group posted in a French statement translated by ABC News. “At the same time, 20% of the food produced is thrown away. Our model stigmatizes the most precarious and does not respect our fundamental right to food.”

During the speech, several museum staff took several black panels to block the public’s view of the protesters and the soup-smeared display.

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The group claimed that the French agriculture and food industry has contributed to increased inflation. The industry is also to blame for “21% of national greenhouse gas emissions,” which adds to “the deterioration of our biodiversity and the impoverishment of soils,” according to a statement the group gave to the outlet.

The display by Riposte Alimentaire comes as vandalizing art has become a common tactic used by protesting groups. In November 2022, the climate change protesters with the group Ultima Generazione threw soup onto The Sower painting by Vincent van Gogh, and a month earlier, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting at London’s National Gallery was vandalized by another climate change advocacy group.