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  2. Vincenzo Peruggia - Wikipedia

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    [25] [26] In an April 1956 episode of the TV show You Are There, called "The Recovery of the Mona Lisa (December 10, 1913)", Peruggia is played by Vito Scotti, who reprised the role in another TV reconstruction of the famous theft, this time for the TV-show GE True. The episode was called "The Tenth Mona Lisa" and aired in March 1963.

  3. Mona Lisa - Wikipedia

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    The 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa and its subsequent return was reported worldwide, leading to a massive increase in public recognition of the painting. During the 20th century, it was an object for mass reproduction, merchandising, lampooning, and speculation, and was claimed to have been reproduced in "300 paintings and 2,000 advertisements ...

  4. The Theft of the Mona Lisa - Wikipedia

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    The Theft of the Mona Lisa (German: Der Raub der Mona Lisa) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Trude von Molo, Willi Forst, and Gustaf Gründgens. [1] It is based on a true story. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Robert ...

  5. Five of the most daring museum heists in modern history - AOL

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    The theft of the “Mona Lisa” (1911) People gather around the Mona Lisa painting on January 4, 1914 in Paris; the painting was stolen from the Musée du Louvre by Vincenzo Peruggia in 1911 ...

  6. Eduardo de Valfierno - Wikipedia

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    Valfierno is the main character of the 2011 novel Stealing Mona Lisa, which is a fictional account of the theft by Carson Morton. In the heist film The Art of the Steal the story of de Valfierno is a significant plot point in the story. Aaron Elkins' 2018 art-world mystery A Long Time Coming begins with a significant recounting of the Valfierno ...

  7. The optical illusion hidden in the 'Mona Lisa' explained - AOL

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    Art historians say Leonardo da Vinci hid an optical illusion in the Mona Lisa's face: she doesn't always appear to be smiling. There's question as to whether it was intentional, but new research ...

  8. List of stolen paintings - Wikipedia

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    Many valuable paintings have been stolen.The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars.The US FBI maintains a list of "Top Ten Art Crimes"; [1] a 2006 book by Simon Houpt, [2] a 2018 book by Noah Charney, [3] and several other media outlets have profiled the most significant outstanding losses.

  9. Scientists pry a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how ... - AOL

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    PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight ...