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1/6/25 - The Mona Lisa Heist

Season 1, Episode 6

In 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre, stolen by an Italian handyman named Vincenzo Peruggia. Gordy breaks down how a bold, low-tech plan made history and turned da Vinci’s masterpiece into a cultural icon.

Order of Contents:

1. Intro and background

2. How Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa

3. The aftermath and international uproar

4. How the heist cemented the Mona Lisa’s fame

Sources

• Hoobler, Dorothy, and Hoobler, Thomas. The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection (Little, Brown and Company, 2009).

• "Mona Lisa Theft: 1911," The Louvre Official Website.

• "How the Mona Lisa Was Stolen (Twice!)," Smithsonian Magazine.

• Jones, Jonathan. "The Italian Who Stole the Mona Lisa," The Guardian.

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