"In 1911, the Louvre suffered a spectacular theft. A former employee, Vicenzo Peruggia, knowing that there were few security measures in place, entered the building at 7 a.m. on Monday, August 21, while the institution was closed. He climbed a ladder and took down La Gioconda, better known as the Mona Lisa, then left the premises with the treasure under his work coat. Nobody noticed until the next day."
"In 2021, two pieces of 16th-century armor stolen from the Louvre in 1983 were recovered and are now on display in the Richelieu Wing's Objets d'Art room. They are a Burgundy-style helmet and an iron breastplate with relief decoration and gold inlay, made in the Milan region in the second half of the 16th century. They were stolen on May 1, 1983, when the display case in which both works were displayed was discovered smashed."
Nine jewels from the collection of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie were stolen from the Louvre on Sunday. The Louvre previously lost the Mona Lisa in 1911 when former employee Vincenzo Peruggia entered at 7 a.m., removed La Gioconda from its wall, and left with it concealed under his coat; the theft went unnoticed until the next day and Peruggia was later caught in Florence trying to sell the painting. Two 16th-century pieces of armor stolen in 1983 were recovered in 2021 and returned to display. In 1969 Mafia perpetrators ripped Caravaggio's Nativity from its frame in Palermo.
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