The Mona Lisa is Stolen from the Louvre

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In August 1911, an Italian handyman walked out of Paris' Louvre museum with the Mona Lisa tucked under his arm. It was an audacious theft that shocked the art world, aroused the attention of the world's greatest detectives and even saw Picasso eyed with suspicion. Speaking to Cha ... Show More

Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is undoubtedly the world's most famous painting. But, despite this, many visitors to the Louvre come away disappointed after they see the masterpiece. The real-life painting has a hard time living up to the myth of the "most perfect picture ever pain ... Show More

HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes starting September 16th! In the meantime, listen to a favorite classic from the archives. August 21, 1911. On a Monday morning, a department store employee on a Paris street sees a man hurrying by. He carries a white-wrapped package an ... Show More

On March 18, 1990, the largest art heist in history at that point was carried out and to this day, none of the 13 paintings that were stolen have been found. With most suspects dead and no tracked attempt at selling the paintings, this case remains unsolved. This episode goes int ... Show More

The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for 2 days as the police investigated a brazen heist which resulted in the theft of France's “priceless” crown jewels. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with ... Show More

The 15-Minute History Podcast team welcomes you to a new season of Sketches in History. This segment, just for kids, shows that history isn’t just a story—it’s an adventure. Join Lottie Archer as she dives into her extraordinary notebook, where sketches from history come to life. ... Show More

Interview aux Hospices de Beaune de Sophie Caron, conservatrice au département des Peintures au musée du Louvre, commissaire de l’exposition « REVOIR VAN EYCK. La Vierge du chancelier Rolin », présentée jusqu’au 17 juin 2024. Cet épisode a été enregistré en avril 2024 et réalisé ... Show More

Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! In this episode of Crown and Canvas, I'm covering the second half of Henry VII's story. For images and sources: https://www.accessiblearthistory.com/post/podcast-episode-97-crown-and-canvas-henry-vii-part-two __________________ ... Show More

In this episode of “On Show”, we explore the exhibition “Mamluks: Legacy of an Empire” with Fakhera Alkindi, Senior Curatorial Assistant at Louvre Abu Dhabi. The Mamluks were once enslaved soldiers who rose to power and ruled over a vast empire stretching from Egypt to Syria betw ... Show More