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art theft history
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The Mona Lisa Heist: When Was the Mona Lisa Stolen & What Really Happened
The question of when was the Mona Lisa stolen is simple: August 21, 1911, at 7:30 AM . But the why and how are far more complex. Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre...
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The Heist That Shook the World: When the Mona Lisa Was Stolen
The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, was no master criminal. A humble Italian handyman working at the Louvre, he had spent months studying the museum’s layout...