Mona Lisa Vandalism:Â Art brings out the best and worst in both the creator and, occasionally, the observer. The world witnessed the later part of the same on 29th May. A weird episode occurred on the same date at the Louvre Museum in Paris, when a guy in disguise put a cake all over the Mona Lisa.
According to a clip circulated on social media, the young man appears to have arrived in a wheelchair, sporting a wig and lipstick. A man “dressed as an old lady jump[ed] out of a wheelchair and attempted to destroy the bulletproof glass of the Mona Lisa” before “smear[ing] cake on the glass,” according to one Twitter user.
It’s unclear what, if any, charges the man responsible for the act will face. The individual claims to be an environmental demonstrator, but his identity has not yet been confirmed. Mona Lisa was not damaged as it was protected by glass. Later, Guards were witnessed by the crowd wiping up the smeared cream after the incident.
This incident isn’t the first time the classic painting by Leonardo Da Vinci has been attacked. The vandals attempted to attack the painting a few decades back. Two attacks on the painting occurred in 1956, one with acid and the other with a rock, chipping a pigment particle from the portrait. These two attacks on paintings prompted the security branch of the museum to install bulletproof glass around the painting.
Interesting facts about Mona Lisa
- Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, which is said to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, Francesco Giocondo’s wife.
- It’s pretty little for such a well-known painting, measuring only 30 inches by 21 inches (77 cm by 53 cm).
- The Painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 and disappeared for two years; she is now protected from vandals by bulletproof glass.
