Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago

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On August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre's Salon Carré. This daring and successful art theft made headlines, with the famous portrait remaining missing for nearly two and a half years. But how was this theft possible?

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