Fascinating timeline: https://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/mona_nav/mnav_level_1/timeline_monafrm.html

This is also why it’s the most famous painting in the world

That’s wild.

Reminding me of my art classes from back in high school. I don’t remember much, but this story somehow stuck with me

There’s a historical fiction book called The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Santlofer.

Good easy read, sprinkles in and flavors up the history of this heist.

The guy seems alright , I hope they dropped the charges . I mean it brough a lot of attention ot the painting , and there was no harm done . They would have to at the very least , give him a reduced sentence for coming forward .

I wonder why he waited for 2 years. Do you think he wanted to have the painting for himself for some time ? Can you imagine to have original Mona Lisa in your possession ? Do you think he hung the painting up on his kitchen’s or living room’s wall ? And all that time she was looking at him with this smile on her face, silently asking - “are you happy now , did you achieve what you wanted”? If I were him I wouldn’t be able to handle having Mona Lisa in my personal possession . It would be just too much for an ordinary human . She was looked at by millions for few centuries, she absorbed all this admiration , love , excitement, envy , smiles , sighs and tears - to end up in a living room of one person ? Who even didn’t admire the painting itself but was most probably slightly crazy Italian patriot (my assumption, maybe totally wrong). But it wasn’t about art, more likely about politics or restoring justice - but still not about Mona Lisa... Very interesting story with a happy ending , the painting wasn’t damaged and noone got hurt 😄