Why did the Mona Lisa, originally a work by Leonardo da Vinci in Italy, end up in France and in the Louvre?

King Francis I of France bought it from a disciple of Leonardo da Vinci.

"Mona Lisa" was Leonardo da Vinci's favorite work, and the author kept it with him during his lifetime. It was not until after Leonardo's death that King Francis I of France spent twelve thousand livres (the name of French gold coins) to buy it from Leonardo's disciples. Since then, the work has been collected in the Louvre Museum in France.

"Mona Lisa" represents the aesthetic direction of the Renaissance; the profound and noble ideological quality of women reflected in this work reflects people's aesthetic concepts and pursuit of female beauty during the Renaissance. . Approximately 6 million people come to the Louvre to appreciate the Mona Lisa every year. In 1952, Germany issued its first "Mona Lisa" stamp.

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The theft and return of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in France:

The morning of August 21, 1911, 7:20 am , not long after the maintenance director finished inspecting the Mona Lisa, the door of the upper niche opened and a person walked out. He had been hiding in the alcove a day ago. This person was dressed the same as the staff of the Louvre Museum. This person This also prevented him from attracting too much attention. After that, he walked directly to the Mona Lisa and took it off without any effort.

The thief’s name was Tattoo Zuppe. Ruggia was an Italian who immigrated to France. From 1910 to 1911, he had been working at the Louvre as a painter. What skill is required, as smock-wearing staff at the Louvre will never come under suspicion.

In order to make the plan smoother, he even recruited other accomplices and found out the secret rooms of the Louvre and the safe passages for employees to enter. The theft process went smoothly. Something went wrong while selling the stolen goods, and Vincenzo was sentenced to one year and fifteen days of hard work.

The Mona Lisa’s smile, a world treasure that was lost and recovered, also received special protection after this incident. Today, the Mona Lisa is embedded in a double-layer bulletproof glass cover, with guards on both sides to watch over it. Under layers of protection, the Mona Lisa still shows a charming smile.

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