Visitors were left stunned after a man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair threw a cake at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris.
Leonardo da Vinci’s painting was fortunately protected by glass, which was left with a smear of white cream after the attack on Sunday.
Witnesses described the moment as ‘jaw-dropping’. The perpetrator called people to “think of the Earth” as he was led from the scene, wearing a wig and lipstick.
A Liverpool FC fan saw the incident take place when he visited the Louvre following his side’s 1-0 defeat in the UEFA Champions League final to Real Madrid at the Stade de France.
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