Another suggestion is that the picture was removed by a practical joker. ... Every lead led nowhere — though the museum did recover some stolen loot. They then contracted with a firm called Cobier to come construct glass faced protective cases for certain of the more valuable paintings. Apparently not seeing anything suspicious about a missing door knob, nor the giant square bulge that was supposedly under Perugia’s smock at the time, if Perugia is to be believed, helpfully, Sauvet had some pliers on him that made the task of finishing the job of opening the door easier.
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2013: Egypt’s ousted leader Hosni Mubarak is released from prison and transported to a military hospital in a Cairo suburb where he will be held under house arrest. Of this statement, decades later Picasso would state in an interview, “When the judge asked me: ‘Do you know this gentleman?’…I answered: ‘I have never seen this man.’…I saw Guillaume’s expression change.
The numerous supposed clues have so far led to no result.
By the late 19th century, however, the Mona Lisa had achieved a level of significant fame among art enthusiasts of the world, but to the wider general public it was still little known.
1567: Spanish Duke of Alba establishes “Council of Blood” and begins reign of terror as military governor in the Netherlands. Heist: Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa? It remained safely stored in Peruggia’s apartment, while he attempted to sell it to the directors of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. They then negotiated a fee for Leonard to sell the painting for 500,000 lire (about €1.8 million or $2 million) to the Italian government- a bargain given newspapers at the time estimated the Mona Lisa to be worth approximately ten times that amount. See our, Read a limited number of articles each month, You consent to the use of cookies and tracking by us and third parties to provide you with personalized ads, Unlimited access to washingtonpost.com on any device, Unlimited access to all Washington Post apps, No on-site advertising or third-party ad tracking. He seemed to be under the mistaken impression that the painting had been stolen and taken to France by Napoleon. Things got worse when, perhaps just to get revenge or to earn money from the paper if he revealed the information, Pieret informed the Paris-Journal that he knew where a couple other stolen items from the Louvre rested. The press had a field day. Mona Lisa's theft set the blueprint for art crime, From the archive, 15 December 1913: Mona Lisa's return: Theft from Louvre explained. Who could have stolen the Mona Lisa? The story today begins on Tuesday, August 22, 1911. Using the screwdriver he had on hand, he managed to get the door knob off, at which point he was discovered by a plumber by the name of Sauvet. Peruggia, finally convicted of the crime, spent six months in prison. Tuesday, 26 November 2019. And if you’re now wondering why the painting wasn’t secured to the wall in any way, ease of removal was considered a good thing by museum officials in case of a fire.
1994: Ernesto Zedillo, rolling up a commanding presidential victory in Mexico, vows to stick to the free-market course set by his predecessor. However, he noticed that the painting was missing, and alerted the the guards.
1996: Monsoon rains and a snowstorm sweep across the Himalayas during a Hindu pilgrimage to a mountain temple, killing more than 200. The Surprisingly Mysterious Life of Famed Artist Bob Ross, Mona Lisa: The theft that created a legend, The Theft That Made The ‘Mona Lisa’ A Masterpiece. When Geri then asked him if he’d done it alone, he states Leonard, to quote, “was not too clear on that point.