Louvre, visitor throws a cake at the Mona Lisa. No damage to the work

Out of program this morning at the Louvre, where a young man threw a cake at the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece. The work, protected by a glass case, suffered no damage, and it was probably not even the intent of the man, who approached the painting pushing a wheelchair and wearing a wig, according to initial reconstructions.He allegedly made his gesture not to attack or damage the work, but to raise awareness about the importance of caring for the planet.

Indeed, in a video shot by a visitor and posted on Twitter, the young man can be heard saying, in French, “Artists, think about the Earth! There are people who are destroying it, that’s why I made this gesture, think of the planet.” An ecologically motivated action then. The man was escorted out of the museum by security guards, and the display case was immediately cleaned up, during an action taken by the many visitors who at that moment crowded the hall where Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece is located.

Louvre, visitor throws a cake at the Mona Lisa. No damage to the work

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