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39th year  -  N° 328                 Saturday, 23 November 2024         Antwerpen		
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Monday 21st of August 1911

113 years ago He Wanted Mona Back in Italy



30-year-old thief Vincenzo Peruggia steals Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Salon Carré in Musée du Louvre, Ier, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Peruggia wanted to bring the painting back for display in Italy "after it was stolen by Napoleon". After keeping the painting hidden in a trunk in his apartment for two years Peruggia returned to Italy with it. He kept it in his apartment in Firenze but grew impatient and was finally caught when he contacted Alfredo Geri, the owner of an art gallery in Firenze, Italy.