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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 ...
[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.
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 ...
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 ...
Art Historian Noah Charney's 2011 monograph, "The Theft of the Mona Lisa: On Stealing the Worlds Most Famous Painting" (ARCA Publications) is a full account of the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum.
The largest art theft in world history occurred in Boston on March 18, 1990, when thieves stole 13 pieces, collectively valued at $500 million, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Among the pieces stolen was Vermeer's The Concert, which is considered to be the most valuable stolen painting in the world. A reward of $10,000,000 is still ...
A famous gentleman thief and his would-be nemesis, Detective Guerchard, are engaged in a battle of wits. The battle culminates in the theft and recovery of the Mona Lisa and Lupin's escape—with Guerchard's help—along with the beautiful woman thief the detective sent to trap him.
Mona Lisa theft and vandalism, 21 August 1911; World War I, 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918; Russian Revolution and post-revolution losses, 1917-1920s