Mona Lisa masterpiece covered with cake

According to Reuters news agency, a man wearing lipstick and a wig jumped out of his wheelchair while other tourists toured the Louvre Museum on May 29. This person rushed to the world famous portrait of La Joconde and managed to break the glass frame before smearing cake on it.

Fortunately, the glass did not break and the Mona Lisa portrait is still intact.

“He smeared cake on the glass and threw roses everywhere before being caught by security,” said the author, who posted a video of the aftermath of the attack at the Louvre online.

An employee of the Louvre Museum, France wipes the cake stuck on the glass frame to protect the Mona Lisa painting – Photo: REUTERS

It seems that the motive of the aforementioned man is to demonstrate for the Earth. According to Radio Sky Newsthis person asked those present at the museum to “think about the planet” after he spread cream cake on a famous painting by the artist Leonardo da Vinci.

“Think about the planet, there are people destroying the planet, think about it. That’s why I’m doing this,” according to a video recorded in French, the man said. above at the Louvre Museum.

Meanwhile, another video posted on social media shows a museum employee cleaning the painting while another moves a wheelchair from its position in front of the Mona Lisa.

The Louvre Museum has not yet commented on the incident. According to Reuters, it is not clear whether the person who attacked the painting faces any charges.