Vincenzo Peruggia and the Stolen Smile - E-book - ePub

"The captivating story of Vincenzo Peruggia, a modest Italian glazier worker living in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. Driven by a deep fascination for art and in particular for the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, he decides to carry out a daring act: steal the famous work to bring her back to Italy, her homeland.  Thanks to a carefully hatched plan and executed in the shadows of the corridors of the Louvre, Vincenzo succeeded in stealing the Mona Lisa, triggering an international enigma.
His journey to bring back the Mona Lisa The Return of Lisa in Italy and the world's reaction to this daring act are at the heart of this story.