“Mona Lisa”

An unidentified visitor attacked Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris. A man in a wig and wheelchair first tried to break the window, then threw a cake at the painting and scattered rose petals next to it. The video of the incident went viral on social media.

“Mona Lisa” after the attack

According to eyewitnesses, the man exclaimed that he was doing this “for the planet.” – The Readovka telegram channel quotes the attacker.

According to the museum staff, the Mona Lisa was not damaged as a result of the action – the da Vinci canvas is hidden under armored glass. At this time, the picture has already been cleared of the cake. The activist was taken into custody in turn. The estimated value of the Mona Lisa is approximately $1 billion.

The Mona Lisa has been attacked several times before: stones were thrown at the painting and sulfuric acid was spilled on it, and in 1974, at an exhibition in Japan, a woman tried to spray red paint on the painting, expressing her displeasure. the museum’s policy regarding the disabled, especially the lack of ramps. In 2009, a Russian woman threw a cup of tea on the painting.