An Argentine marquis planned it and an Italian carpenter executed it: the legend of the theft of La Gioconda in the Louvre Museum

An Argentine marquis planned it and an Italian carpenter executed it: the legend of the theft of La Gioconda in the Louvre Museum
Officials gather around Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa as the painting returned to Paris on January 4, 1914. It had been stolen three years earlier. (Paul Thompson/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
The theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. In the place where the famous work was, four symmetrical bolts remained (Mary Evans Picture Library / The Image Works)
The theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. In the place where the famous work was, four symmetrical bolts remained (Mary Evans Picture Library / The Image Works)
The Louvre Museum had those two record years of visitors: everyone went to look at the hole in the wall between Correggio and Titian, in which La Gioconda should have been
The Louvre Museum had those two record years of visitors: everyone went to look at the hole in the wall between Correggio and Titian, in which La Gioconda should have been
Arriving at his pension, Peruggio put La Gioconda on the small table where he ate, leaning against the wall. He thus dined with her for several weeks and never heard from Valfierno again.
Arriving at his pension, Peruggio put La Gioconda on the small table where he ate, leaning against the wall. He thus dined with her for several weeks and never heard from Valfierno again.
Vincenzo Peruggia was an Italian carpenter who worked at the Louvre Museum. When they arrested him, he said that he had done it because he wanted to return the painting to his homeland.
Vincenzo Peruggia was an Italian carpenter who worked at the Louvre Museum. When they arrested him, he said that he had done it because he wanted to return the painting to his homeland.
The Italian carpenter was the owner of an (illegal) treasure and he could not – nor did he know – what to do with it. The man who had prompted him to steal the most famous painting in history only needed the canvas to disappear
The Italian carpenter was the owner of an (illegal) treasure and he could not – nor did he know – what to do with it. The man who had prompted him to steal the most famous painting in history only needed the canvas to disappear
La Gioconda made a three-month tour of Italy until she returned triumphantly to the Louvre two years and 111 days after her disappearance.
La Gioconda made a three-month tour of Italy until she returned triumphantly to the Louvre two years and 111 days after her disappearance.
The portrait of Lisa Gheradini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo or La Gioconda or La Mona Lisa. An immortal work so great that it needed at least three names to be individualized
The portrait of Lisa Gheradini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo or La Gioconda or La Mona Lisa. An immortal work so great that it needed at least three names to be individualized
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