Probably the most well-known smile on the earth was briefly obscured Sunday when a person smeared some cream cake over the Mona Lisa, in what appears to have been a local weather protest.
The sixteenth century masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci was untouched, nevertheless, as it's protected behind bulletproof glass within the Louvre museum in Paris.
Social media rapidly lit up with movies posted by vacationers who have been within the gallery on the time.
Guests posted that a man disguised himself as an aged woman in a wheelchair, presumably in an effort to achieve entry to the spot proper in entrance of the portray reserved for the handicapped. Then he stood up and smeared the cream cake over the glass case that protects the Renaissance portray.
As safety guards pounced on him, the person, who was sporting a wig and make-up, threw pink roses at their ft.
As they led him away, the person informed the group, in French: "Take into consideration the Earth. There are people who find themselves destroying the Earth. Give it some thought ... all artists, take into consideration the Earth — for this reason I did this. Take into consideration the planet."
The Louvre issued an announcement Monday saying the portray had not suffered any harm. The museum stated the person had hidden the cake inside his private belongings.
The Paris prosecutor's workplace stated Monday that the 36-year-old man was detained following Sunday's incident and despatched to a police psychiatric unit for analysis. An investigation has been opened on fees of injury of cultural artifacts.