Mona Lisa

The painting remains unharmed thanks to a bulletproof glass enclosure. On Sunday afternoon in Paris, a man dressed as an elderly woman was seen attempting to ...

A man once damaged the painting with sulfuric acid back in the 1950s and a Bolivian student hit the Mona Lisa canvas with a stone in 1956. A recording pictures the intruder telling the crowd that there are people trying to destroy the planet and they need to think about it as he was escorted from the building. The man later threw roses around the chamber before being rushed by security.

Art lovers and casual visitors at the Louvre were left stunned recently after a man dressed as an old woman tried vandalising the Mona Lisa.

It was only smeared over the bulletproof glass that protects the famous piece by Leonardo da Vinci. It was only smeared over the glass that protects the famous piece by Leonardo da Vinci. Fortunately, the cake didn't touch the real artwork.

At the Louvre Museum in the French capital of Paris, a man dressed as an elderly woman tried to vandalise the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous and ...

A Twitter user, who shared the video from Louvre, wrote, “Maybe this is just n*ts to me, but a man dressed as an old lady jumped out of a wheelchair and attempted to smash the bulletproof glass of the Mona Lisa.” Reportedly, the person entered the museum dressed as an elderly woman in a wheelchair and jumped out of it to vandalise the masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. The person who is a suspected Climate Change activist stunned everyone when he jumped out of his wheelchair and smeared the cake on the painting.

Art fans at the Louvre have been left stunned after an 'old woman' jumped out of her wheelchair to smear cake over the Mona Lisa.

"Think of the earth, artists think of the earth. In 2009, an angry Russian woman threw a cup of tea at the artwork. It was also stolen over a century ago in 1911. All artists think of the earth. The man added: "Think of the planet." "Maybe this is just nuts to me, but a man dressed as an old lady jumped out of a wheelchair and attempted to smash the bullet proof glass of the Mona Lisa," the social media user said.

A man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair jumped up and smeared cake on the iconic painting.

According to a visitor, who is telling his story on Twitter, the unknown first tried to damage the display case. When that didn't work, he threw the cake ...

In 1974, when the work was on display at the Tokyo National Museum, a woman used red spray, but it did not damage the painting. It is not yet clear what the man’s motive was and how he smuggled the cake to the museum. When that didn’t work, he threw the cake onto the canvas and spread it on the glass plate.

Mona Lisa -- the most famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci was attacked by an alleged climate activist in Paris' Louvre Museum. The videos and photos of the ...

According to Britannica, Mona Lisa was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, at a time when Leonardo was living in Florence. The painting is a portrait of a woman in half-body with a backdrop of a distant landscape. While the painting did not seem to have endured any reported damage, the viral photos and videos show the lower glass panel being smeared with cake. The intentions of the man, who is alleged to be a climate activist are still unknown.

The Mona Lisa was created sometime between 1503 and 1519 by da Vinci. The painting at the Louvre Museum is intact as it has been protected with safety glass.

In 1956, a student fromBoliviahurled a stone at the painting. In 2009, reportedly a Russian woman was denied French citizenship for allegedly hurling a teacup at the painting. According to a report onMarca.com, an eye-witness at the spot said that the miscreant was a man who disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair. Even as the man was being taken out, visitors kept clicking pictures of the cake-smearedLa Gioconda(another name for the Mona Lisa). Incidentally, this is not the first time when someone tried to destroy, deface or steal the historic artwork. Even as the man was being taken out, visitors kept clicking pictures of the cake-smeared

Footage captured at the Louvre in Paris shows a man apparently wearing lipstick and a wig asking people to "think of the planet" as he attacks the world's ...

there are people who are destroying the planet, think about that … That's why I did it." Bystanders said a man "dressed as an old lady" jumped out of a wheelchair at the Louvre in Paris before attempting to smash the protective glass in front of the Leonardo da Vinci painting. Footage captured at the Louvre in Paris shows a man apparently wearing lipstick and a wig asking people to "think of the planet" as he attacks the world's most famous portrait.

A deranged young male visitor disguised as an old lady in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at Leonardo Da Vicini's Mona Lisa painting at Paris' Louvre ...

In 1974, a woman threw a type of red spray when it was on display at the National Museum in Tokyo, and in August 2009, a tourist threw a cup of tea at it. In one of the videos shared on Twitter, a black wheelchair can be seen abandoned in front of the oil painting, before a museum worker removed it. The identity of the perpetrator has not been disclosed.

The Mona Lisa has been attacked in a bizarre protest that saw a man dressed as wheelchair-bound woman launching cake at the famous painting.

Those incidents prompted the Louvre to place bulletproof glass around the Mona Lisa. It’s not the first time the Mona Lisa has been attacked. Think about the Planet.” Peruggia was hired by the museum to make protective glass cases for some of its most famous works – including La Gioconda. He hid in a closet at the museum overnight and simply removed the painting from the wall and walked out of the building with the help of an unknowing plumber. The identity of the man and motive for the attack are unknown, but as he was escorted from the room he shouted “think about the Earth”. The protester, a man disguised as an elderly wheelchair-bound woman, was escorted from The Louvre shouting “think of the Earth”.

The Mona Lisa has been left shaken but unharmed after a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash...

"Think of the earth, people are destroying the earth", the man, dressed in a wig, said in French in another video posting that showed him being led away from the Paris gallery with the wheelchair, indicating that the incident likely had an environmentalist motive. Another video posted on social media showed the same staffer finishing cleaning the pane while another attendant removes a wheelchair from in front of the Da Vinci masterpiece. "Maybe this is just nuts to me...," posted the author of a video of the incident's aftermath that shows a Louvre staffer cleaning the glass.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A man masquerading as a wheelchair-bound elderly woman has hurled a piece of cake at the world's best-known painting in a climate-related protest.

In 2009, a Russian woman threw an empty teacup at the painting, which slightly scratched the case. He then “jumped up”, bystanders said, and hurled the slice of cake at the painting, which could be seen smeared in white icing. A new queuing system was recently introduced to create shorter waiting times and a more intimate experience with the painting.

The man entered the Louvre in a wheelchair, wearing lipstick and a wig; Protective glass meant the Mona Lisa was not damaged; Da Vinci's famous painting has ...

In 2005, it was placed in a reinforced case that also controls temperature and humidity. "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. - The man entered the Louvre in a wheelchair, wearing lipstick and a wig

The Mona Lisa has been left shaken but unharmed after a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash the glass protecting the world's most famous painting before ...

Another video posted on social media showed the same staffer finishing cleaning the pane while another attendant removes a wheelchair from in front of the Da Vinci masterpiece. "Maybe this is just nuts to me...," posted the author of a video of the incident's aftermath that shows a Louvre staffer cleaning the glass. The perpetrator in the Sunday attack was a man disguised as an old lady who jumped out of a wheelchair before attacking the glass.

The Mona Lisa has been left shaken but unharmed after a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash...

"Think of the earth, people are destroying the earth", the man, dressed in a wig, said in French in another video posting that showed him being led away from the Paris gallery with the wheelchair, indicating that the incident likely had an environmentalist motive. Another video posted on social media showed the same staffer finishing cleaning the pane while another attendant removes a wheelchair from in front of the Da Vinci masterpiece. "Maybe this is just nuts to me...," posted the author of a video of the incident's aftermath that shows a Louvre staffer cleaning the glass.

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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A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting...

"Think of the earth, there are people who are in the process of destroying the earth," the man shouted, according to the newspaper Le Parisien. The visitor had first pretended to be disabled in order to get a wheelchair and approach the work of art, the spokeswoman explained. A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting the Mona Lisa, which is on display behind protective glass.

A man masquerading as a wheelchair-bound elderly woman has hurled a piece of cake at the world's best-known painting in a climate-related protest.

Months later, a Bolivian man threw a rock at the painting, smashing the protective glass and chipping paint on the Mona Lisa’s left elbow. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. A new queuing system was recently introduced to create shorter waiting times and a more intimate experience with the painting. In 1956, a woman threw acid on the portrait, hitting the lower sections. He then “jumped up”, bystanders said, and hurled the slice of cake at the painting, which could be seen smeared in white icing. Think about the planet.”

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.”

A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting...

"Think of the earth, there are people who are in the process of destroying the earth," the man shouted, according to the newspaper Le Parisien. The visitor had first pretended to be disabled in order to get a wheelchair and approach the work of art, the spokeswoman explained. A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting the Mona Lisa, which is on display behind protective glass.

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.

A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting...

"Think of the earth, there are people who are in the process of destroying the earth," the man shouted, according to the newspaper Le Parisien. The visitor had first pretended to be disabled in order to get a wheelchair and approach the work of art, the spokeswoman explained. A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting the Mona Lisa, which is on display behind protective glass.

A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting...

"Think of the earth, there are people who are in the process of destroying the earth," the man shouted, according to the newspaper Le Parisien. The visitor had first pretended to be disabled in order to get a wheelchair and approach the work of art, the spokeswoman explained. A visitor to the Louvre museum in Paris has thrown a piece of cake at the world-famous painting the Mona Lisa, which is on display behind protective glass.