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huge crowds taking photos of Mona Lisa

huge crowds taking photos of Mona Lisa

Every good #HeistHistory has an ending. For Mona, it came in 1913 when Vincenzo tried to sell her to a Florentine art expert. He was denounced and convicted in Italy, citing national pride. He got a slap on the wrist, but now Mona is sentenced to 30,000 visitors a day. #HI6171 📷: NYT

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