Vincenzo Peruggia | |
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![]() A police photograph of Vincenzo Peruggia in 1909, two years before the theft of Mona Lisa | |
Born | Pietro Vincenzo Antonio Peruggia 8 October 1881 |
Died | 8 October 1925 | (aged 44)
Other names | Pietro Peruggia |
Occupation | Decorator |
Known for | Theft of the Mona Lisa |
Vincenzo Peruggia (8 October 1881 – 8 October 1925) was an Italian decorator best known for stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, a museum in Paris where he had briefly worked as glazier, on 21 August 1911.[1]