
The return of the Mona Lisa to the Louvre, January 1914 after being stolen for 3 years.
The winter of 1914 was a season of momentous homecomings in Paris, but none more extraordinary than the return of the Mona Lisa to the Louvre. For nearly three years, the famed portrait had been conspicuously absent, spirited away in a daring theft that captivated and scandalized the world. This was no ordinary crime; it was an audacious act that struck at the heart of French national pride and cultural heritage.









