Posts tagged with ‘Mona Lisa’

  • This Day in History August 21, 1911

    By Ruth on August 21, 2013
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    I remember hearing something about this.  On this date in 1911, one of the most famous paintings of all time–the Mona Lisa–was stolen from the Louvre in Paris, France.  At the time, this wasn’t considered the masterpiece that it is today.  A handyman at the Louvre, Vincenzo Perugia, decided to risk going to jail for this painting.  He came out […]