The latest historical work of art to be attacked by, what appears to be, someone espousing progressive agenda is none other than Leonardo da Vinci’s Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo – also known as, the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa was innocently hanging around the Louvre when an individual of confusing gender identity flung cake upon her illustrious face.
Man disguised as old woman in wheelchair throws cake at Mona Lisa pic.twitter.com/zJG9NZFovT
— The Independent (@Independent) May 30, 2022
Fortunately Ms. Mona Lisa was not permanently harmed. No thanks to the onlookers who did nothing to protect the painted woman. “No one acts… They just record it on their phone,” says a tweeter whose observation applies to an increasing number of situations displayed on social media.
Nadie actúa… Solo lo graban en su teléfono.
Pa'l feis. https://t.co/AKTTbTmKct
— John. (@InktZwarte) May 30, 2022
The vandal reportedly told onlookers to “think of the earth.” Perhaps Leonardo did not use sustainable paints for his masterpiece. Perhaps the Mona Lisa was scheming the design of a plastic straw.
The Mona Lisa was left shaken but unharmed when a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash the glass protecting the world's most famous painting before smearing cream across its surface in an apparent climate-related publicity stunt 🧁 🌍 #MonaLisa pic.twitter.com/1kGjBlweIE
— Scottish Express (@ScotExpress) May 30, 2022
Yea that'll show em 🙄
— Heather Golden 🇺🇸 (@codeezra) May 30, 2022
The relevance of this gross attack on a historical masterpiece has not yet been effectively communicated. Is it wrong to hope there is a point to this stunt that is greater than some idiot grabbing 15 minutes of fame and using it to parrot the last plea for political activism that that they saw on their TV or iPad?
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The publicity stunt does reaffirm at least one point in regard to the character of “activists” that has been demonstrated repeatedly.
Media has assumed the vandal identifies as a male in disguise and the individual has reportedly found himself in psychiatric care.
A man wearing a wig and lipstick threw cake at the Mona Lisa, leaving a smear on glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's painting. Guards at the Louvre were then filmed cleaning it off.
A 36-year-old man was detained and sent to a psychiatric unit.
More: https://t.co/4orlGmPZxI pic.twitter.com/OnqwLALmfe
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) May 30, 2022
Sending someone who acts out irrationally to a psychiatric unit is a novel concept, which seems to be frankly un-American in the woke era. Fortunately, the Mona Lisa is impervious to the insanity of modern politics and well survived a little cake on her face – just another thing to go on smirking about.
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