Stealing the Mona Lisa

Stealing the Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is unquestionably the most famous painting in the world. Heck, it is probably the most famous work of art in the world. Yet the reason why it is so famous is due to an event which happened on the 21st of August 1911. It was wasn’t for the events of that day, the Mona Lisa would probably just be another painting hanging on the walls of the Louver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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National Geographic

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The Chartist Movement

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The Domestication of the Horse (Encore)

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Europa

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The 1994 Rwandan Genocide

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Synthetic Diamonds

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