Mona Lisa Smeared with Cake by Man Who Entered Louvre Dressed as Old Woman in Wheelchair
2 years, 7 months ago

Mona Lisa Smeared with Cake by Man Who Entered Louvre Dressed as Old Woman in Wheelchair

News 18  

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the Mona Lisa with cake, prosecutors said Monday, in a purported protest against artists not focusing enough on “the planet”. A Twitter user identified as Lukeee posted a video showing a museum employee wiping a mess off the glass and another showing a man dressed in white being escorted away by security guards. “A man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheelchair and attempted to smash the bulletproof glass of the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa has been behind glass since a Bolivian man threw a rock at the painting in December 1956, damaging her left elbow.

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Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa
2 years, 7 months ago

Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa

Associated Press  

PARIS — A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Monday that the 36-year-old man was detained following Sunday’s incident and sent to a police psychiatric unit. …

Mona Lisa artwork in Paris smeared with cake by man in disguise, watch video
2 years, 7 months ago

Mona Lisa artwork in Paris smeared with cake by man in disguise, watch video

Firstpost  

Eyewitnesses have mentioned that the man disguised himself as an old lady and was sitting on a wheelchair before committing the attack. His motive behind the attack and how he brought the cake inside the museum is still not known A weird incident at the Lourve Museum in Paris has left the art enthusiasts stunned after an “old woman” jumped …

Mona Lisa painting caked by man posing as woman in wheelchair
2 years, 7 months ago

Mona Lisa painting caked by man posing as woman in wheelchair

The Hindu  

A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa on Sunday at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth. The man, whose identity was unknown, was Maybe this is just nuts to me💀but an man dressed as an old lady jumps …

Mona Lisa: Climate change protester ‘tries to attack painting with cake while disguised as elderly woman’
2 years, 7 months ago

Mona Lisa: Climate change protester ‘tries to attack painting with cake while disguised as elderly woman’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A climate change protester has allegedly attempted to smear cake on …

Suspect arrested after Mona Lisa smeared with cream cake
2 years, 7 months ago

Suspect arrested after Mona Lisa smeared with cream cake

Al Jazeera  

‘Think of the Earth, people are destroying the Earth,’ man dressed in a wig said as he was being led away from the Louvre Museum. The Mona Lisa survived unharmed when a visitor to the Louvre in Paris tried to smash the glass protecting the world’s most famous painting before smearing cake across its surface in an apparent environment-related publicity …

Nude ‘Mona Lisa’ painting may be by Leonardo da Vinci, says Louvre
5 years, 9 months ago

Nude ‘Mona Lisa’ painting may be by Leonardo da Vinci, says Louvre

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A drawing bearing a striking resemblance to the Mona Lisa, which …

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