print email comment close Theft of the Mona Lisa URL: http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/mona_nav/main_monafrm.html Description: Chronicles the theft of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum in 1911. Includes information on the subsequent investigation, suspects (including poet Guillaume Apollinaire and Pablo Picasso), and thief Vincenzo Perugia. Also examines how the painting was innovative for its time (use of sfumato and landscape background) and explores the mystery surrounding the true identity of the sitter. Includes timeline of related events. From the PBS Treasures of the World site. Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Extra Keywords la joconde Library of Congress Subject Headings: Art thefts Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Mona Lisa Musée du Louvre Painting, Renaissance Theft LII Database Information: Record 15212 created by Tom McGibney on 04/03/2002 Last modification on 04/13/2002 Published: 04/03/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15212