Mona Lisa attacked with cake by 'man dressed as old lady in wheelchair' - Sky News

A person seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair has staged an attack on the Mona Lisa.

Video shared online shows the world's most famous artwork with what witnesses suggested was cake smeared across the glass case protecting it.

Bystanders said a "man dressed as an old lady" jumped out of a wheelchair at the Louvre in Paris before attempting to smash the protective glass in front of the Leonardo da Vinci painting.

One witness said the person then proceeded to "smear cake on the glass and throw roses everywhere before being tackled by security".

Separate footage shows the person suspected of being responsible telling bystanders in French: "Think of the planet… there are people who are destroying the planet, think about that … That's why I did it."

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Apparently wearing lipstick and a wig, the person is then escorted away by security. It was unclear what action, if any, they now face.

A history of Mona Lisa incidents

• The painting was stolen in 1911 by a museum employee, an event which increased the painting's international fame
• A vandal hurled acid at the painting in 1950, damaging the artwork and causing it to be kept behind glass ever since
• In 2009, a Russian woman angry at not being able to get French citizenship threw a ceramic cup at it, smashing the cup but not harming the glass or the painting

It is not thought that the painting, considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, was damaged.

The Louvre has been contacted for comment.

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2022-05-30 10:18:45Z
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