That Happened

1.08 Mona Lisa Smirk: Thievery & the Subsequent Rise to Fame


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In which we discuss Mona Lisa's rather audacious rise to fame, and Scoot has strong opinions about the Mona Lisa smile.


Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!


Sources:

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/08/24/104834427.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

https://www.npr.org/2011/07/30/138800110/the-theft-that-made-the-mona-lisa-a-masterpiece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinaire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Peruggia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_del_Giocondo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa

https://web.archive.org/web/20090429103602/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894006,00.html

https://www.artandobject.com/news/mona-lisa-brief-history-da-vincis-famous-painting#:~:text=Leonardo%20da%20Vinci's%20iconic%20Mona,was%20installed%20in%20the%20Louvre.

https://www.voanews.com/a/mona-lisa-left-unharmed-but-smeared-in-cream-in-climate-protest-stunt/6595129.html

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