Back To Top. Portrait of Vincenzo Peruggia with his mandolin, c. Paris Hopital where Vincenzo Peruggia lived and where he was kept for 28 months, after he stole the canvas painted by Leonardo da Vinci in August of at the Louvre museum. Museum director Giovanni Poggi right inspects the painting. La Gioconda Florence Uffizi in the hall of portraits in after that the painting by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen in at the Louvre by Vincenzo Peruggia.
Crazed patrons had attacked famous works with razor blades and acid, so several of the museum's more prominent paintings, including the Mona Lisa , were selected to have special glass-covered viewing boxes made for them. In fact, it was Perugia who had built the box for the Mona Lisa , the same box found discarded in the stairwell with his left thumbprint.
In contrast to some of the more complex theories that had been proposed during the investigation of the theft, Perugia's self-proclaimed motive was disarmingly simple. He lived hand to mouth. He hated France. He pined for Italy. He loved the painting. Of course, no one suspected Vincenzo Peruggia, since he was one of the museum empolyees. Comments 0. Leave a Comment. Be Social. However, Peruggia eventually grew impatient, and was finally caught when he contacted Mario Fratelli, the owner of an art gallery in Florence.
Fratelli called in Giovanni Poggi, director of the Uffizi Gallery, who authenticated the painting. After its recovery, the painting was exhibited all over Italy with banner headlines rejoicing its return. The Mona Lisa was then returned to the Louvre in
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