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Breaking News…!
In 1911, one of, if not the most, famous painting in Europe was stolen: the Mona Lisa. The culprit Vincenzo Peruggia was behind it all. He has put the Mona Lisa under his coat and left. This event was so great that it was known across the world; this newspaper snippet was from a poster from North Carolina! Peruggia hid in his apartment in Paris looking for a prime opportunity to come out with the “found” Mona Lisa. About two years has past and Peruggia has now come out with the real Mona Lisa… -
Real or Fake?
By the time everyone was still searching for the missing Mona Lisa, Peruggia visited an art gallery. He has gone to turn in the missing Mona Lisa for a prize. Giovanni Poggi, the director of the art gallary, took in the Mona Lisa, skeptical. The cracks that the Mona Lisa formed, deteriorating over the years were iconic. They were the same exact ones as the original and was indeed real. Peruggia expecting a reward, was sent back to his hotel and the cops were called on him, sending him to prison. -
Back to Where it Belongs
In 1913, the Mona Lisa was sent back to the Louvre, safer than ever before. Because of this widespread theft that has occurred, the Mona Lisa was now greatly famed than ever before. Peruggia was only in jail for a mere 7 months because people called him a hero for Italy (Wikapedia) It was very easy to steal especially as a worker of the Louvre. Now as you can see in the photo, it has security members around the painting and benches to make a barrier.