Stealing the Mona LisaConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 747, Segment 2
Nov 17, 2020 • 23m
Stealing the Mona Lisa
Guest: Noah Charney, Professor of Art History at the American University of Rome and at University of Ljubljana; Founding Director of the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA); author of "The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: On Stealing the World’s Most Famous Painting"
The Mona Lisa has long been known for her enigmatic smile. But her fame is due to more than that mysterious look on her face. In fact, it was a 1911 heist that transformed the Mona Lisa from one among many masterworks to the most famous painting in the world.