A Just Stop Oil protester from Melbourn has been fined after gluing herself to a copy of The Last Supper and damaging the £3.6m painting.
Jessica Agar was one of five people fined £486 after appearing at the City of London Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
On July 5, 2022, the 22-year-old, along with Simon Bramwell, 50, Caspar Hughes, 51, Lucy Porter, 47, and Tristan Strange, 40, glued themselves to the frame of the painting at the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly, central London.
Although a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, that depicts Jesus telling his 12 apostles that one of them would betray him, the artwork is valued at £3.6m and is believed to be the most accurate record of the original.
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In a statement on the Just Stop Oil website, Jessica said: "As an art student, I believe to my core in the power of art to change the world.
"I took this action to highlight the responsibility that cultural institutions have to the public and to demand that they leverage their power to effect social change.
"The concept of a ‘last supper’ is a reality for millions around the world, as crop failures from climate breakdown force us into widespread famine.
"This will become a reality for my baby nephew. Why is his life, and the lives of countless others, not given the same value as this painting?"
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