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The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa and Took It to Italy
- hankchinaski 4y agosome people say that the popularity of the monalisa is due more to the fact that has been stolen many times as opposed to its actual artistic value. it's more about the story behind the piece than the piece itself
- Abekkus 4y agoI'm sure there's an academic word for it, but after some point, popularity can simply breed more popularity, without any actionable, functional reason. Get popular enough, and people will find it worthwhile to publish reasons for why something is as popular as it is, just to therapeutically reassure themselves that the adoration isn't meaningless.
- quesera 4y ago> I'm sure there's an academic word for it kardashianism?
- bobthepanda 4y agoBandwagoning is as old as time itself.
- sushid 4y agoI think it's a bit different from bandwagoning.
- sk55 4y agoLindy effect kind of comes close
- jasonhong 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect The Matthew effect of accumulated advantage, Matthew principle, or Matthew effect for short, is sometimes summarized by the adage "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer". The concept is applicable to matters of fame or status, but may also be applied literally to cumulative advantage of economic capital. In the beginning, Matthew effects were primarily focused on the inequality in the way scientists were recognized for their work. However, Norman W. Storer, of Columbia University, led a new wave of research. He believed he discovered that the inequality that existed in the social sciences also existed in other institutions.
- dfxm12 4y agoHow many times has it been stolen? This is the only theft I can find any info about.
- woeh 4y agoNon-paywalled: https://archive.ph/Pebba https://archive.ph/Pebba
- napolux 4y agoVincenzo Peruggia one of us. :P (yeah, yeah, I know France ownership of the Mona Lisa is written in historical documents) When we won the FIFA World Cup in 2006 against France, for months there was a "meme" about us wanting the Mona Lisa back. Everyone was using a ringtone about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFHKgVPaGoU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFHKgVPaGoU The guy in the tv spot became a meme himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxZG21UPH0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxZG21UPH0A Ah, good times.
- ask_b123 4y agoFrom the desc of the 2nd link: > The actor of the movie is particulary hated by almost all Italian people. I let you judge why :P Why though?
- dfxm12 4y agoThis is the first time I saw the commercial, but I can tell you I already hate him for the same reason I hate the crazy frog. It sounds catchy as first, but it's just an annoying novelty song and if everyone had it as their ringtone, it would get real old real fast (just like the crazy frog axel f song).
- naikrovek 4y agoI think there was an episode of Drunk History about this. Jack Black played Vincenzo if I recall.
- Kon-Peki 4y agoThis reminds me of the recent movie about the man who stole the Duke of Wellington portrait from the National Gallery in London in the 1960s. Both were caught due to their own actions and not those of investigators. It was amusing because he (Duke of Wellington thief) was only convicted of stealing the frame, as the jury decided that he had only borrowed the painting itself.
- Arrath 4y agoThat was a rather enjoyable movie.
- UberFly 4y agoThere's a series called "Raiders of the Lost Art" that tells these kind of tales. I've enjoyed both seasons. Currently on Curiosity Stream I believe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5067190/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5067190/