Monalisa, a beautiful painting by Leonardo Di Vinci is an unmatched spectacular piece of art that by attacked by a visitor in Lonvre, Paris. The masterpiece created by Leonardo da Vinci is often the main attraction for those who visit the Louvre Museum in Paris. It is being alleged that the man threw cake at the famous painting in an attempt to raise awareness about climate change.
On Sunday afternoon, i.e 29th of May a man disguised as a wheelchair-bound elderly lady lunged toward the painting and smeared cake on the protective bulletproof glass that covered it. He then threw roses on the floor. The painting did not seem to have endured any reported damage, the viral photos and videos show the lower glass panel being smeared with cake.
This is not the first time that Mona Lisa has faced the wrath of museum-goers. As reported by The Guardian, in 2009, a Russian woman, who was allegedly frustrated after not getting French nationality, threw a ceramic cup at the Mona Lisa. Luckily, the painting at that time, too, was protected by bulletproof glass.
Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, the iconic masterwork that is one of the centerpieces of the Louvre Museum in Paris, is among the world’s most famous paintings. According to Britannica, Mona Lisa was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, at a time when Leonardo was living in Florence. The painting is a portrait of a woman in half-body with a backdrop of a distant landscape. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have intrigued many. So much so, that it has made the painting a source of ongoing investigation and fascination.
