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Mona Lisa Research Paper

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The renowned painting by Leonardo Di Vinci, The Mona Lisa otherwise known as “La Joconde”, was not always the most famous piece of artwork known to mankind. Surprisingly enough, the very reason it became famous was the theft, the news coverage, and the myths behind it. The Mona Lisa was stolen in plain sight, giving police plenty of eye witnesses, even so the painting was never recovered until after the thief attempted selling the vanished artwork. Vincenzo Peruggia, is now a legend and one of the most famous art thieves in the world for stealing the most famous painting in our time, yet before he stole the painting he was simply an immigrant most known for “attacking” a prostitute. Vincenzo Peruggia was an Italian immigrant living in Paris who's one of most recent jobs was to create the framing of the Mona Lisa.. located in the esteemed Louvre. …show more content…

Knowing the inside of the Louvre being a previous worker, Peruggia knew the exact location of the painting. Along with knowing the perfect time and place to make his great heist. The Louvre was poorly secured with the lack of guards and management, but some days their incompetence shined more than others. Every monday the Louvre is closed to the public to be cleaned and organized for the incoming visitors expected later in the week. Because the only people that are supposed to be in the building are staff, the security level is decreased. In these maintance days there are many missing pieces of art from their original places because of cleaning or relocating for a small period of

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