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August 21, 1911
On August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
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Featured · August 21, 1911
The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. " The painting's novel qualities include the subject's enigmatic expression, monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism.
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The year in brief
1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 911th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 20th…
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On August 21, 1911
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1911 The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee. Painting by Leonardo da Vinci
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. " The painting's novel qualities include the subject's enigmatic expression, monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism.
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Other moments from 1911
- April 2 The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
- April 27 The Second Canton Uprising takes place in Guangzhou, Qing China, but is suppressed.
- April 29 Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
- April 6 During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
- August 1 Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
- August 24 Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn in as the first President of Portugal.
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