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Defining Moments

21 August 1911 MONA LISA STOLEN

In 1911 the , painted by Leonardo da Vinci, was stolen from the to an art gallery in Florence. He was arrested but claimed that he had only wanted to return the painting to its homeland in Florence. The theft helped to make the the famous work it is today.

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