‘Mona Lisa’: How many attacks did she suffer?

What is the most famous work of art in the world? According to experts on the subject, it is about painting “Mona Lisa”also known as “Mona Lisa”.

It is about a work he painted Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506 and has been part of the collection for many years the Louvre museum in Paris.

Leonardo Da Vinci would wear a portrait of Mona Lisa if he was invited France for him King Francis I. History says it is Italian artist and scientist He got the female portrait during his stay in the Clos Lucé castle. Since then, painting has been part of it royal collections and it was exhibited in Palace of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV. It arrived in the Louvre in 1797.

However, the history of this work is marred by a series of events attacks against color.

For this reason, we show you a chronology attack on “Mona Lisa”, according to information from Harper’s Bazaar (INA, France Info). Take note!

In 1956, while on display in Montauban, canvas he was allegedly the victim of an attack acid color.

However, few details are known about it an event and, in reality, it can only be a legend.

In December of the same year, a young man threw a stone at him, which broke and damaged the window that was protecting him image layer at the height of the left elbow, so it had to be restored, according to data company Statista.ES. technology information.

A few years later, in 1974, while the “Mona Lisa” was exhibited in Tokyoshe was sprayed by a woman in a wheelchair color through to protest due to the inaccessibility of the museum to people with reduced mobility. Only the protective glass got dirty again.

In 2005, still in the Louvre museum, the protection of the “Mona Lisa” was increased: it was placed behind a four-meter high bullet-proof glass. The works cost almost five million euros.

Four years later, in 2009, these measures did not prove to be useful: a Russian woman, apparently dissatisfied with being denied French citizenship, threw the cupjust bought in the museum shop, which broke when it hit the glass.

In May 2022, a environmental activistmasked and in a wheelchair so that he could get as close as possible to the painting, he threw cream at him”warn of environmental danger“.

But last week, two environmental activists from the group “Riposte Alimentaire” threw soup on the armored glass that protects “La Gioconda” in the Louvre museum, where it has been exhibited since 1797.

Although there was no direct damage to the painting, museum authorities announced that “will take legal action“against the organization.