00:00The theft of the Mona Lisa was an art theft that occurred on August 21, 1911, at the museum of
00:04The Louvre in Paris, during which the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's painting, is stolen by Vincenzo Perugia, a
00:10Italian glazier wishing to see the artwork return to its country of origin.
00:13The theft led to a major investigation, marked by the imprisonment of Guillaume Apollinaire and the questioning of Pablo
00:18Picasso, both of whom were being investigated not for the theft of the painting itself, but because of a previous case of
00:23statuettes stolen from the Louvre by Géry Pierret.
00:26Recovered in 1913 after the thief attempted to approach an art dealer in Florence, the painting is
00:31returned to the French ambassador in Rome on December 19, 1913.
00:35During her absence from the museum, there are more visitors to contemplate the empty space where the Mona Lisa is located than
00:40the previous years when she was there.
00:42Back in its museum, the work has gained lasting fame due to the media coverage of the case.
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