Mona Lisa cake

The cake attack left a conspicuous white creamy smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn't damaged.

An art vandal has spoken out after defacing the priceless portrait of Mona Lisa by smearing cake across her face at the Louvre museum in Paris.

The attacks prompted the Louvre, which has housed the painting for more than 200 years, to cover the artwork in bulletproof glass. The masterpiece is widely recognized as one of the most valuable paintings in existence. A spokesperson for the Louvre told Newsweek: "A visitor simulated a handicap to use a wheelchair and approach the work installed in a secure display case... The Louvre Museum filed a complaint. All the artists tell you think about the Earth, all artists think about the Earth, that's why I did this. It also recalls that monitoring national collections is at the heart of their mission."

Videos posted on social media appear to show a young man in a wig and lipstick arriving at the Louvre in Paris in a wheelchair on Sunday.

Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this,” he said, without explaining why it should make da Vinci’s masterpiece a target. In 2009, a Russian woman who was angry at not being able to get French citizenship threw a ceramic cup at it, smashing the cup but not harming the glass or the painting. The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911 by a museum employee, and then damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s.

PARIS (AP) — A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa on Sunday at the Louvre ...

It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. By clicking submit, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy. Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass. The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery to slack-jawed guests. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.” An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.

The “Mona Lisa,” a 16th-century portrait by Leonardo da Vinci–and arguably the most famous painting on Earth–was the target of a pastry attack Sunday in a ...

In 1956, a man threw a rock at the painting and damaged the subject’s left elbow, prompting museum officials to install a cover of bulletproof glass. Once part of King Francis I of France’s art collection, it was among the first paintings to be put on display at the Louvre–the largest and most-visited museum in the world–after the former palace became a national museum after the French Revolution. The “Mona Lisa,” has the highest-known insurance valuation for a painting, according to Guinness World Records. The painting was insured for $100 million in 1962–or $172 million today–in preparation for the painting to be loaned out to the U.S. for a special exhibition. Newspapers worldwide reported on the theft, and when the painting was recovered in Florence two years later, it was returned to the Louvre where it became one of the most popular paintings.

The Mona Lisa was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the ...

An investigation has been opened by the prosecutor for "the attempt of damaging a cultural property." In 2009, a woman angrily threw a ceramic cup at the painting, breaking the cup but leaving the painting unharmed. The Louvre applied its usual procedures for people with reduced mobility, allowing them to admire this major work of art," the statement noted.

Video posted on social media shows security guards at the Louvre Museum escorting the man away Sunday as he spoke in French about the planet. "Think of the ...

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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 ...

It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.

A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the 'Mona Lisa' and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.

Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass. The man, whose full identity or affiliations are unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery to slack-jawed guests. Artists tell you, ‘Think of the Earth.’ That’s why I did this.”

A protestor who attempted to vandalize Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa with cake managed to get up close and personal with the painting by pretending to be a ...

"Think about the Earth. There are people who are in the process of destroying the Earth. Think about them!" "Artists should think about the Earth! All artists think about the Earth. That's why I did it." It also recalls that monitoring national collections is at the heart of their missions,” added the spokesperson.

The Mona Lisa was smeared with cake by a man who was protesting climate change. The painting was not damaged.

In 2009, a Russian woman threw a teacup at the painting. There have been attempts periodically to vandalize the Leonardo painting, sometimes in protest of various issues. Think of the planet.”

Visitors posted that a man disguised himself as an elderly lady in a wheelchair, then stood up and smeared cream cake over the painting, which is protected ...

The Louvre issued a statement Monday saying the painting had not suffered any damage. Then he stood up and smeared the cream cake over the glass case that protects the Renaissance painting. Think about the planet."

The Mona Lisa was attacked but unharmed when a visitor to the Louvre in Paris tried to smash the glass protecting the world's most famous painting before ...

“Think of the Earth, people are destroying the Earth,” the man said in French in another video that showed him being led away by security from the Paris gallery. “[He] then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere before being tackled by security.” The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery.

Visitors posted that a man disguised himself as an elderly lady in a wheelchair, then stood up and smeared cream cake over the painting, which is protected ...

The Louvre issued a statement Monday saying the painting had not suffered any damage. Then he stood up and smeared the cream cake over the glass case that protects the Renaissance painting. Think about the planet."

A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.

The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery to slack-jawed guests. It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. Guards were then filmed cleaning the cake from the glass.

A climate activist dressed up as a woman in a wig on a mobility scooter and smeared cake on the Mona Lisa painting.

It also recalls that monitoring national collections is at the heart of their missions,” a spokesperson for the museum said. This got the unidentified man closer than most, and as he neared Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting he jumped out and attempted to smash the glass. “The museum salutes the professionalism of its agents who reacted immediately during this incident.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the famous Mona Lisa with cake, in a purported ...

In 2005, it was placed in a reinforced case that also controls temperature and humidity. Think of the planet." A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the famous Mona Lisa with cake, in a purported protest against artists not focusing enough on "the planet."

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the famous Mona Lisa with cake, in a purported ...

In 2005, it was placed in a reinforced case that also controls temperature and humidity. Think of the planet." A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the famous Mona Lisa with cake, in a purported protest against artists not focusing enough on "the planet."

The cake attack left a conspicuous white creamy smear on the glass but Leonardo da Vinci's famous work wasn't damaged.

It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery to slack-jawed guests. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.