The Great Mona Lisa Heist: How One Man Stole the World's Most Famous Painting

In 1911, during a scorching Parisian summer, a daring thief walked into the Louvre, took the Mona Lisa off the wall, and simply walked out. For two years, the greatest manhunt in art history unfolded while the painting sat hidden just two miles away. Watch as we reconstruct the entire heist step-by-step, revealing: How museum worker Vincenzo Peruggia executed his shockingly simple plan Why it took 28 hours before anyone noticed the painting was missing The famous suspects (including Pablo Picasso!) who were wrongly accused The secret conspiracy theory that might explain everything This incredible true crime story launched the Mona Lisa to unprecedented fame and forever changed museum security worldwide. Do you know of another famous artwork that was stolen in a major heist? Comment below with your favorite art theft story and we might cover it in our next video! Subscribe to Information Rewind for weekly deep dives into history's most fascinating events:    / @informationrewind