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A history of heists at the Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to Napoleon's jewels

The Sunday theft from the Louvre Museum of eight priceless pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife has ignited a national outcry and nationwide manhunt.French President Emmanuel Macron called the crime "an attack on a heritage that we cherish because it is our history,

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The theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum in 1911: here's the story

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A Brief History of Heists at the Louvre

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Thieves Rob Priceless Jewels From Paris' Louvre in Brazen Heist

A robbery has taken place at the Louvre museum in Paris early on Sunday, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said, with the newspaper Le Parisien reporting several thieves have stolen pieces of jewel...

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Jewels stolen from the Louvre include imperial crowns and necklaces

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France’s Louvre Struck by Thieves in Daring Daytime Jewel Heist

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Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing jewelry of "inestimable heritage and historical value" in brazen heist

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called it a "major robbery," saying the intruders entered from the outside using a basket lift.

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Thieves strike Louvre in brazen jewel heist, museum shuts

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Thieves steal jewels of 'incalculable' value in seven-minute heist at Louvre museum in Paris

The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso numbered among the suspects.

From Da Vinci to Rembrandt, here's a look at some famous museum heists throughout history

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces of valuable jewellery from the Louvre on Sunday, but it's not the first daring heist at the museum. Here’s a look at some other famous heists worldwide.View on eur

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Spain Unveils 'Mona Lisa' Copy Done by da Vinci Apprentice

Officials at Spain's Prado Museum unveiled a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" painting that was almost certainly painted hand-in-hand with the Italian polymath by one of his apprentices. The stunning find of what the Prado now says is probably ...

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‘Mona Lisa’ copy was by Leonardo da Vinci student

MADRID — Spain’s Prado Museum said Wednesday it has a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” that one of his students painted in the studio where the masterpiece was completed. A museum spokeswoman said the copy was done alongside the 16th ...

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Mona Lisa's smile was not genuine when Leonardo da Vinci painted her, scientists say

Mona Lisa's famous smile might not have been genuine when she was painted by Leonardo da Vinci more than 500 years ago. Scientists wanted to investigate Lisa Gherardini's facial expression and apply the principles of neuroscience to the world-famous ...

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Thieves execute daring 7-minute heist at the Louvre. Was it an inside job?

The Louvre, in Paris, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” was robbed by four thieves on Sunday morning in its Apollo Gallery, where some of France’s most prized jewels and other royal artifacts are displayed.