Coverage dated May 29, 2022

Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa

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This isn't the first time someone has targeted the 16th century Renaissance masterpiece.

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WCNC
Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa (opens WCNC)
Published May 29, 2022
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This isn't the first time someone has targeted the 16th century Renaissance masterpiece.
BizPac Review
Activist disguised as elderly lady in wheelchair smears cake on Mona Lisa portrait in Paris (opens BizPac Review)
Published May 29, 2022
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An activist reportedly threw a piece of cake at the surface of the glass-protected Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum.
Los Angeles Times
Man in a wig throws cake at the Mona Lisa (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published May 29, 2022
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A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
The Times of Israel
Man in a wig throws cake at Mona Lisa in Paris (opens The Times of Israel)
Published May 29, 2022
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Painting undamaged in apparent environmental protest, but glass housing is smudged
France 24
Man disguised in wig throws cake at glass protecting the Mona Lisa (opens France 24)
Published May 29, 2022
France 24's feed description
A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
NBC News
Man in wig throws cake at Mona Lisa in climate protest stunt (opens NBC News)
Published May 29, 2022
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Videos posted on social media appear to show a young man in a wig and lipstick who had arrived in a wheelchair.
France 24
Mona Lisa covered in cake in Louvre stunt (opens France 24)
Published May 29, 2022
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The Mona Lisa was smeared with cake at the weekend by a man in a woman's wig who jumped out of a wheelchair and said artists should focus more on the planet.
The Daily Caller
Man Disguised As Old Lady Throws Cake At One Of World’s Most Famous Paintings (opens The Daily Caller)
Published May 29, 2022
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An activist, wearing a wig and using a wheelchair, threw a piece of cake at one of the world's most famous paintings hanging in the Louvre Museum on Sunday.

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