Mona Lisa

Painting unharmed as video shows clean-up after attack by man disguised as elderly woman in Louvre.

“Think of the Earth, people are destroying the Earth,” the man, dressed in a wig, said in French in another video that showed him being led away from the Paris gallery with the wheelchair, indicating the incident probably had an environmentalist motive. “[He] then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere before being tackled by security.” Another video posted on social media showed the same member of staff finishing cleaning the pane while another attendant removes a wheelchair from in front of the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.

PARIS (AP) — A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa on Sunday at the Louvre ...

Officials at the Louvre weren't immediately available for comment. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.” The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery on Sunday.

Paris, May 30 (EFE).- Punters at the Paris Louvre museum were left stunned when a man disguised as a woman in a wheelchair smeared cake over the glass ...

It is not the first time the Mona Lisa has been attacked. Several videos posted by visitors on social media appear to show a man in a wheelchair, wearing a wig and a cap being escorted out of the gallery by security personnel while the alleged vandal shouted: “Think of the earth, artists think of the Earth. There are people who are destroying the planet. Think of the Earth.”

The Mona Lisa was smeared with cake at the weekend by a man in a woman's wig who jumped out of a wheelchair and said artists should focus more on the ...

In 2005, it was placed in a reinforced case that also controls temperature and humidity. Think of the planet." "A man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheelchair and attempted to smash the bulletproof glass of the Mona Lisa. Then proceeds to smear cake on the glass and throws roses everywhere, all before being tackled by security," Lukeee wrote.

A Liverpool fan who was at the Louvre following his side's Champions League final defeat asked: 'What were the odds this would happen?'

the moment was once in a million.” Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.” A man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair has thrown cake at the Mona Lisa, in a moment described as “jaw-dropping” by witnesses.

The Mona Lisa was attacked but unharmed when a visitor to the Louvre in Paris tried to smash the glass protecting the world's most famous painting before ...

“Think of the Earth, people are destroying the Earth,” the man said in French in another video that showed him being led away by security from the Paris gallery. “[He] then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere before being tackled by security.” The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery.

The man, who is seen in several social media videos capturing the incident, arrived at the museum in a wheelchair, black wig and lipstick.

The painting was partially damaged and has remained behind glass ever since. The thief carried the painting off the premises, hidden in his coat. As the perpetrator was filmed being escorted from the museum by security, he told the gallery of his environmentalist motive.

Paris, May 30 (EFE).- Punters at the Paris Louvre museum were left stunned when a man disguised as a woman in a wheelchair smeared cake over the glass ...

It is not the first time the Mona Lisa has been attacked. Several videos posted by visitors on social media appear to show a man in a wheelchair, wearing a wig and a cap being escorted out of the gallery by security personnel while the alleged vandal shouted: “Think of the earth, artists think of the Earth. There are people who are destroying the planet. Think of the Earth.”

The “Mona Lisa,” a 16th-century portrait by Leonardo da Vinci–and arguably the most famous painting on Earth–was the target of a pastry attack Sunday in a ...

In 1956, a man threw a rock at the painting and damaged the subject’s left elbow, prompting museum officials to install a cover of bulletproof glass. Once part of King Francis I of France’s art collection, it was among the first paintings to be put on display at the Louvre–the largest and most-visited museum in the world–after the former palace became a national museum after the French Revolution. The “Mona Lisa,” has the highest-known insurance valuation for a painting, according to Guinness World Records. The painting was insured for $100 million in 1962–or $172 million today–in preparation for the painting to be loaned out to the U.S. for a special exhibition. Newspapers worldwide reported on the theft, and when the painting was recovered in Florence two years later, it was returned to the Louvre where it became one of the most popular paintings.

He has been referred to a police psychiatric unit following the apparent climate-related incident at the Louvre in Paris, Vincent Plumas, press manager for the ...

In 1956, in two separate incidents, it was hit by acid and a rock, after which the painting was encased in glass to prevent further damage. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this,” according to the Associated Press. The painting remained unharmed, Louvre spokesperson Nadia Refsi said in an emailed statement confirming the incident.

Video posted on social media shows security guards at the Louvre Museum escorting the man away Sunday as he spoke in French about the planet. "Think of the ...

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The Mona Lisa was smeared with cake by a man who was protesting climate change. The painting was not damaged.

In 2009, a Russian woman threw a teacup at the painting. There have been attempts periodically to vandalize the Leonardo painting, sometimes in protest of various issues. Think of the planet.”

Attack left white smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn't damaged.

It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.

Attack left white smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn't damaged.

It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.

Attack left white smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn't damaged.

It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.