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The funny thing about the Mona Lisa is that the public only became enamoured with it after it was stolen from the Louvre and subsequently recovered, it went fro
by jsheard 1y ago
The funny thing about the Mona Lisa is that the public only became enamoured with it after it was stolen from the Louvre and subsequently recovered, it went from "notable but not particularly famous" to "famous for being stolen" to "famous for being famous".
- latchkey 1y agoSo what you're saying is that this theft was an inside job by the museum in order to gain attention for a few more pieces of art. /s
- IAmBroom 1y agoI'm thinking "The Producers", retold as "The Docents". Slap a copyright on that post and DM me!
- leptons 1y agoWell it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci, not exactly a nobody. That alone is enough for it to be famous. He's probably more famous than the Mona Lisa.
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