The Time When the Famous Mona Lisa Was Stolen

The theft that made da Vinci’s Mona Lisa famous

Karina Kay
The Mystery Box
Published in
3 min readJul 8, 2022

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A hand holding a lantern in front of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting.
Photo by Gantas Vaičiulėnas in Pexels

Today, her enigmatic smile is recognised all over the world. However, the painting arguably depicting femininity only became famous after it was stolen.

Nobody even noticed that the painting was missing the first 24 hours.

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Karina Kay
The Mystery Box

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