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On the trail of the historic thefts of the Louvre Museum: from the Mona Lisa to royal jewels
Eight 19th-century “priceless” jewels were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, October 19. The perpetrators have not yet been identified.
This is not the first major theft from the Louvre Museum. Throughout history, the Louvre and other famous museums have repeatedly been the target of similar high-profile crimes.
Radar Armenia presents the most famous thefts from the Louvre.
The disappearance of the “Mona Lisa” in 1913
Leonardo da Vinci’s world-famous painting “Mona Lisa” disappeared from the Louvre. It was stolen by an Italian worker named Vincenzo Perugia, who wanted to return the painting to Italy. He entered the museum on closing day, dressed in work clothes, removed the painting from the wall, and hid it in Paris for two years. He was arrested in Florence in 1913, and the Mona Lisa was returned to the Louvre in 1914. Peruggia was sentenced to only seven months in prison.
