Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was the target of a vandalism in the Louvre in Paris! A visitor managed to smear the most famous masterpiece in the history of painting with a cake. However, the glass case ensured that the canvas was not damaged. The security personnel and the police were able to stop the perpetrator, who had disguised himself with a wheelchair, wig and woman’s dress.
The act was witnessed by numerous visitors who flooded the halls of the Paris museum at the time. Since then, countless photos and videos have been circulating on social networks (see below).
Man scattered roses on the floor
According to the police, the act was clearly demonstrative in nature and was not intended to damage the artwork. The clearly confused man also scattered some roses on the floor of the room before being taken, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Already several “attacks” on Mona Lisa
Precisely because of its fame and the fact that it is a well-known symbol, Leonardo’s masterpiece has been attacked several times. In 2009, a visitor threw a teacup at work, which slammed into the display case. In the 1950s, the Mona Lisa was lightly damaged twice by two attackers who threw acid and a stone at the painting.
The most startling episode, however, dates back to 1911, when an Italian immigrant to France, Vincenzo Peruggia, managed to steal the painting by hiding it under his coat and taking it back to Italy. Peruggia was arrested when he tried to sell the Mona Lisa to an antique dealer in Florence.
Source: Krone
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