The man dressed as a woman reportedly did it in protest. Photo: Twitter/News.com
Mona Lisa has become one of the most popular paintings around for decades. Recently, a man dressed as a woman in a wheelchair attempted to vandalize the painting with cream.
Luckily, the Mona Lisa painting is protected by bulletproof glass which made it impossible for the perpetrator to ruin the painting.
This is not the first time the Mona Lisa painting was attempted to be damaged. According to News.com, in 2009 a woman threw a ceramic cup. Apparently, this was in frustration with not getting French citizenship.
Thus far, the unnamed attacker came into the building with a wheelchair when he suddenly jumped up from the wheelchair and threw cream onto the painting. To his dismay, the painting was protected by bulletproof glass.
Right now, the attack is reported to be related to the Earth with the attacker saying ‘think of the earth’ as he was escorted out of the building.
So far, the situation did not escalate too much as the attacker calmly left the building as security escorted him out. Right now, it is alleged that painters claim they are taking care of the earth but they are not.
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Quite frankly, this sparked the idea to attempt in ruining the painting. Presently, this counts as one of the many attacks that took place for many decades.
While the Mona Lisa painting was cleaned, bystanders could capture this moment and relayed the crazy moment that just happened. The attacker allegedly also threw roses on the floor after throwing cream of the painting.