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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
PARIS (Reuters) – A Russian woman frustrated at failing to obtain French nationality hurled a ceramic cup at the Mona Lisa but did not damage Leonardo da Vinci's famed portrait, a spokesman for the Louvre Museum said on Tuesday.
The attack happened on August 2 and the unnamed assailant was immediately arrested.
"The woman threw an empty cup at the Mona Lisa, but there was no damage as the cup smashed when it hit the screen protecting the painting," said Louvre spokesman David Madec.
"She was visibly upset," he added, saying she had subsequently undergone psychiatric testing.
The Mona Lisa, which is protected by a bullet-proof screen, is one of the most prized works in the Louvre and was seen by some 8.5 million visitors last year.
The woman had hidden the ceramic cup in a bag and later told police she had been upset because she had not been granted French nationality. She has since been released, but faces legal action from the Louvre.
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I was going to say, you'd have to be pretty damn skilled to get at the painting itself, it's behind retarded amounts of BP glass and you can't even get all that close to the glass.
Random thought process though....I didn't get French citizenship so I'm going to throw a mug at the Mona Lisa? Why not throw a mug at the Eiffel Tower or Arc de Triomphe?