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How was the Mona Lisa stolen in 1911 and by whom?

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The Mona Lisa was stolen on August 21, 1911, by an Italian handyman named Vincenzo Peruggia. Peruggia hid inside the Louvre Museum in Paris overnight and took advantage of the museum's lax_

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The Mona Lisa was stolen on August 21, 1911, by an Italian handyman named Vincenzo Peruggia. Peruggia, who had previously worked at the Louvre, hid in the museum overnight and took the painting the next morning when the museum was closed. He removed the painting from its frame and concealed it under his clothes before walking out of the museum. The theft went undiscovered until the next day.
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