Leonardo da Vinci’s immortal work Mona Lisa has been the victim of an extremely interesting attack. At the Mouvre Museum in France, where the painting is exhibited, a man dressed as an old woman in a wheelchair went to the place where the Mona Lisa painting was exhibited. The man, whose identity is unknown, then stood up and threw the cake in his hand at the painting.
The French man was thrown out of the museum by the security guards after this attack. “Think of the world. Think of the world, there are people who are destroying the Earth. Consider this. Let all artists think of the Earth. That’s why I did this. Think of the planet.” uttered words. Something that the artist may not have taken into account, he ensured the integrity of the painting was preserved.
Camera after the attack:
Fortunately, there was a glass protecting the painting:
Louvre The Mona Lisa painting exhibited in the museum does not hang directly in the museum in its entirety. The painting is displayed behind a bulletproof glass. Therefore, the activist did not attack the painting, but the glass on which the painting was displayed. Of course, this precaution was based on past attacks.
The Mona Lisa painting has been attacked several times in history. These attacks included throwing stones and even coffee cups. In one attack, someone even spilled sulfuric acid on the artifact, causing serious damage to the lower half of the artifact. After these attacks, bulletproof glass was used to protect the work from damage.