It did not lose its legendary swearing and this thanks to the protective glass: “Gioconda”, the most famous painting in the world, was targeted with a tart a la crème at the Louvre Museum in Paris, without consequences, as it is located behind an armored glass case. according to testimonials on social media.
The Louvre Museum declined to comment on the incident.
According to photos and testimonies posted by tourists on Twitter and Instagram, the incident happened yesterday afternoon. The photos show Gioconda’s glass case smeared with cream being cleaned by a member of the museum’s security staff.
A Twitter user who said he was present at the incident explained that the perpetrator of the attack was a man wearing a wig and got up from a wheelchair to hit the glass case and then throw the cake.
Maybe this is just nuts to me💀but an man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheel chair and attempted to smash the bullet proof glass of the Mona Lisa. Then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere all before being tackled by security. 😂 ??? pic.twitter.com/OFXdx9eWcM
– Lukeee🧃 (@ lukeXC2002) May 29, 2022
@ LukeXC2002 has posted a video showing the man standing next to the wheelchair being escorted out of the museum’s security.
Can anybody translate what ole dude was saying as they where escorting him out? 😂 pic.twitter.com/Uy2taZ4ZMm
– Lukeee🧃 (@ lukeXC2002) May 29, 2022
“There are people who are destroying the Earth … All artists, think of the Earth. That’s why I did this. Think of the planet,” said the man, dressed in white wearing a wig and helmet.
【#WATCH # 蒙娜麗莎 在 # 盧浮宮 被 “老奶奶” 扔 蛋糕】 30 日 ， 一名 男性 著 女裝 假髮 僞裝 成 老婦 “老婦 人” ， ， # 法國 盧浮宮 中 的 名畫 《蒙娜麗莎》 ， 砸碎 作品 作品 外部 的 玻璃。 失敗 後 ， 又 繼續 在 在 上面 塗抹。。 由於 畫 的 外面 防彈 玻璃 保護 ， ， 這 件 的 藝術品 完全 完全 完全受到 傷害#France #MonaLisa #Louvre pic.twitter.com/r3punnLwgk
– 鳳凰網 (@ifenglobal) May 30, 2022
Other photos show the wheelchair behind the cord that keeps visitors at a safe distance from the artwork. The attack itself has not been immortalized.
This is not the first time Leonardo da Vinci’s work has been vandalized.
In August 2009, a Russian visitor to the Louvre was arrested after throwing a cup of tea at the table. The museum had then announced that the cup was broken on the glass case which was lightly scratched.
In December 1956, a Bolivian man threw a stone at Gioconda, causing damage to her left arm. It was then placed behind a glass case.
Since 2005, Gioconda is located behind an armored glass case and is protected by a shell that keeps the humidity and temperature controlled.
With information from ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
Source: Capital
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