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From Mona Lisa to Napoleon's jewels

A history of heists at the Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to Napoleon's jewels

French President Emmanuel Macron called the crime "an attack on a heritage that we cherish because it is our history," and vowed that "the perpetrators will be brought to justice."

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This Week's Shocking Louvre Robbery Isn't the First Heist—an Employee Previously Stole the Mona Lisa

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Mona Lisa to the Nazis: Robbed often, why latest Louvre theft is different

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Louvre in Paris reopens to tourists after jewel theft valued at over $100 million

While many tourists visiting the Louvre on Wednesday will want to see the crime scene, that area of the iconic French museum remains closed for an investigation into the massive jewelry theft, with th...

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The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took off with French crown jewels in daylight heist

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Louvre’s Director Says Key Camera Was Pointing Away From Jewelry Thieves

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The Louvre's Crown Jewel Heist Is Now A Race Against Time For Authorities — And The Brazen Thieves

“It’s extremely unlikely these jewels will ever be retrieved and seen again,” said Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds, a major European diamond jeweler, said in a statement.

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Louvre robbery: How thieves pulled off daring daytime heist in 7 minutes, stealing French crown jewels worth $102 million

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Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time

The Louvre has a wild history of being robbed in broad daylight

One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso numbered among the suspects.

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Louvre Museum Heists: From Mona Lisa to Courbet's The Wave - A Look at the Biggest Art Thefts in Paris

Explore the history of major art heists at Paris’s Louvre Museum — from the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa to Courbet’s missing The Wave and the recent jewellery robbery in the Apollo Room.

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How A Daytime Heist At The Louvre 114 Years Ago Made The Mona Lisa A Legend

It was the Monday morning of August 21, 1911, the weekly closure day of the Louvre during the summer holidays, when an Italian mason named Vincenzo Peruggia carried out the most astounding art heist in modern times when he stole the Mona Lisa during the day, around 7 am.