The “Mona Lisa,” possibly the world’s most famous artwork, was the target of attempted vandalism on May 29 when a man threw a piece of cake at the enclosure and smeared the glass with icing.
The 36-year-old man was disguised as an old woman and arrived in a wheelchair. Speaking in French as he was being escorted out, the man said, “Think of the Earth! There are people who are destroying the Earth! Think about it. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this,” according to The Associated Press, leading to suggestions that he might be a climate activist.
