The Perfect Heist: How an Italian Handyman Stole the Mona Lisa and Made It Famous

In 1911, the art world was shocked when the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The thief? Not a master criminal, but an Italian handyman named Vincenzo Peruggia who simply walked out with the painting under his coat. For over two years, the world's most famous painting remained hidden in a small Paris apartment while international investigations searched in vain.
This video explores how Peruggia pulled off one of history's most audacious art thefts, his surprising patriotic motives for stealing the masterpiece, and how this crime ironically transformed the Mona Lisa from a respected artwork into the global icon we know today. Discover the forgotten details, bizarre twists, and lasting impact of the heist that forever changed art security and catapulted da Vinci's portrait to unprecedented fame.
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