A man masquerading as a wheelchair-bound elderly woman has hurled a piece of cake at the world’s best-known painting – the Mona Lisa.
A man masquerading as a wheelchair-bound elderly woman has hurled a piece of cake at the world’s best-known painting – the Mona Lisa - in a climate-related protest at the Louvre.
The man, who was wearing make-up, lipstick and a black wig, was pushed to the front of the queue in a wheelchair. He then “jumped up”, bystanders said, and hurled the slice of cake at the painting, which could be seen smeared in white icing. The 36-year-old was detained and sent to a police psychiatric unit, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed on Monday, adding it had started an investigation into the damage to cultural artefacts.
Several visitors took to social media after the attack, with one saying: “I’ve just seen a man throw a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa.”
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