![Stolen: How the Mona Lisa Became the World's Most Famous Painting | Arts & Culture| Smithsonian Magazine Stolen: How the Mona Lisa Became the World's Most Famous Painting | Arts & Culture| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/YDNWfuYgAT_V_Mr4BytEeeffzCs=/800x600/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Mona-Lisa-Hiest-Italian-Ministry-Public-Instruction-631.jpg)
Stolen: How the Mona Lisa Became the World's Most Famous Painting | Arts & Culture| Smithsonian Magazine
![Mona Lisa The Story Behind The Fame, its theft, reasons why it is world famous, and why it is a masterpiece. Mona Lisa The Story Behind The Fame, its theft, reasons why it is world famous, and why it is a masterpiece.](https://artjourneyparis.com/blog/images-art-journey-stories/mona-lisa-story/missing-mona-lisa-louvre-1911.webp)
Mona Lisa The Story Behind The Fame, its theft, reasons why it is world famous, and why it is a masterpiece.
![Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa: Stolen from the Louvre in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia - The Washington Post Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa: Stolen from the Louvre in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ISOAAAXJEAI6TIZJON4PX6Q3MM.jpg)
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa: Stolen from the Louvre in 1911 by Vincenzo Peruggia - The Washington Post
![Mona Lisa The Story Behind The Fame, its theft, reasons why it is world famous, and why it is a masterpiece. Mona Lisa The Story Behind The Fame, its theft, reasons why it is world famous, and why it is a masterpiece.](https://artjourneyparis.com/blog/images-art-journey-stories/mona-lisa-story/theft-mona-lisa-peruggia-1911-louvre.webp)
Mona Lisa The Story Behind The Fame, its theft, reasons why it is world famous, and why it is a masterpiece.
![MONA LISA The Mona Lisa being engraved by Laguillermie in the Carre Gallery of the Louvre Museum, Paris, before it was stolen in August 1911. Date: 1909 Stock Photo - Alamy MONA LISA The Mona Lisa being engraved by Laguillermie in the Carre Gallery of the Louvre Museum, Paris, before it was stolen in August 1911. Date: 1909 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G38572/mona-lisa-the-mona-lisa-being-engraved-by-laguillermie-in-the-carre-G38572.jpg)