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A history of heists at the Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to Napoleon's jewels
One of the most famous art heists in history was the 1911 theft of the "Mona Lisa." The 16th-century Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian immigrant who'd worked at the Louvre as a handyman and who smuggled the painting out of the building after hours by removing it from its frame and hiding it beneath his work coat.

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A Brief History of Heists at the Louvre
This isn't the Louvre's first high-profile heist. Here's a history of earlier thefts
Louvre heist sparks security scramble across French museums
France ordered a security review at the Louvre and checks at other cultural sites on Monday while a hunt was underway for thieves who lifted priceless crown jewels in an audacious daylight heist at th...

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Thieves hit the Louvre again. Here's a look at other famous heists in museums worldwide
Louvre museum of Paris evacuated, shut after robbery
Before the Louvre: History's boldest art thefts from world museums
From Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Vincent van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters, some of the world’s most prized masterpieces have vanished from museum walls in elaborate and daring operations.

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From Mona Lisa to Courbet's The Wave: Biggest heists in Paris' Louvre Museum History
'Priceless' jewels stolen in raid on Louvre Museum in Paris
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Mona Lisa to the Nazis: Robbed often, why latest Louvre theft is different

Experts say jewels stolen in heists from the iconic Parisian museum are hard to recover, as they are broken down.

Want to feel like you're in 'Mona Lisa Smile' this fall? Here's where it filmed in New England.

While some filming took place in New York and California, the movie also shot scenes at two colleges in New England.

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.

How A Daytime Heist At The Louvre 114 Years Ago Made The Mona Lisa A Legend

It was the Monday morning of August 21, 1911, the weekly closure day of the Louvre during the summer holidays, when an Italian mason named Vincenzo Peruggia carried out the most astounding art heist in modern times when he stole the Mona Lisa during the day, around 7 am.

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

On Tuesday August 22, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Musée du Louvre under everyone's noses. In the early hours of the morning, painter Louis Béroud, accompanied by engraver Frédéric Laguillermie, went to the Salon Carré of the Louvre. The two artists, both regulars, were planning to sketch, as usual, a painting on display in the museum.

Why is the ‘Mona Lisa’ in the Louvre and not in Italy?

Leonardo da Vinci started the iconic 'Mona Lisa' painting in Italy but finished it in France, where he sold it to the French King, François I.
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