The man, a 36-year-old whose name has not been released, was dressed as an elderly woman in a wheelchair before he stood up and attempted to break the case of glass protecting the painting on Sunday, according to witnesses cited in news reports. However, he was unsuccessful and threw a piece of cake on the glass. The painting itself was not harmed.“There are people who are destroying the Earth," the man said in French, as seen in a video on social media.
Videos of a staffer cleaning the case, along with images of the glass covered in cake, have been shared on social media. A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth. pic.twitter.com/cnaSi2VHfmThe stunt was not the first time visitors have attempted to vandalize Da Vinci's 16th Century masterpiece. One Louvre employee stole the Mona Lisa in 1911.
A Russian woman in 2009 attempted to harm the painting by throwing a ceramic cup at the glass. Although the cup was shattered, the protective glass was unharmed, the AFP reported.
Let them eat cake is so French.
gives new meaning to the words nut cake I guess ❓🤷🏻♂️
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