availablepublic1769http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/mona-lisa-mystery-theft-mona-lisa-louvre/1769/2365274187cove1769Theft of The Mona Lisa From The LouvreIn the summer of 1911, the Mona Lisa portrait was stolen from The Louvre Museum.In the summer of 1911, the relatively obscure Mona Lisa portrait was stolen from a Renaissance gallery in The Louvre Museum. The scandal soon made the Leonardo da Vinci painting a household name. A handyman Vincenzo Peruggia committed the crime, removing the wooden panel portrait from its frame and escaping in broad daylight the following day when the museum was closed. 2014-07-09 21:00publishdisabledshowfalse3810Hannibal in the AlpsSecrets of the Dead: Hannibal in the Alps Premieres Tuesday, April 10 at 8-9 p.m. on PBS.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hannibal-alps-full-episode/3810/2018-04-10 21:00http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/files/2018/03/Hannibal_Alps_80-480x270.jpg3011259278cove3794Training Hannibal's Military HorsesUncover the mystery of how Hannibal crossed the near-impregnable Alps to attack Rome.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hannibal-alps-training-hannibals-military-horses/3794/2018-04-10 21:00http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/files/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-22-at-12.03.49-PM-480x270.png3010646100cove
In the summer of 1911, the relatively obscure Mona Lisa portrait was stolen from a Renaissance gallery in The Louvre Museum. The scandal soon made the Leonardo da Vinci painting a household name. A handyman Vincenzo Peruggia committed the crime, removing the wooden panel portrait from its frame and escaping in broad daylight the following day when the museum was closed. An entire day passed before anyone noticed the masterpiece was missing. Police failed to zero in on the handyman; Perruggia was only caught when he contacted an art gallery owner Alfredo Geri in Florence about the painting.
Secrets of the Dead: The Mona Lisa Mystery, airs Wednesday, July 9 at 10 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).