Peruggia was operating under the assumption that France had stolen the Mona Lisa, one of the most iconic paintings of the Italian Renaissance. But Kemp said this was not the case, noting that ...

However, the Mona Lisa (real name ‘La Gioconda’ because ... who has connections to some other items stolen from the Louvre. However, the pair are quickly dismissed as suspects, and the police ...

One of the most famous artworks in the world, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in August 1911. Police were baffled, as it seemed to ...

For a time there was uncertainty as to whether the Mona Lisa in the Louvre was the actual painting by Leonardo da Vinci. In ...

It was stolen in 1911 and taken to Florence by a man who said he did it for patriotism. There have also been demands to return it to Italy. Caruso admits that the “Mona Lisa” is the property ...

In an official letter, Caruso said that while the Louvre works out its renovation plans, including better crowd management around the Mona Lisa, "Milan would be the ideal location to display the ...