Mona Lisa: Latest News

The iconic Mona Lisa painting was the victim of a not-so-sweet surprise at the Louvre Museum on Sunday when a man disguised as an elderly woman threw a piece of cake at the glass enclosure protecting the priceless artwork.

PARIS - 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.Videos posted on social media appear to show a young man in a wig and lipstick who had arrived in a wheelchair. The man, whose identity was unknown, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery on Sunday.The cake attack left a conspicuous white creamy smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn't damaged.Security guards were filmed escorting the wig-wearing activist away as he called out to the surprised visitors in the gallery: "Think of the Earth.

NEW YORK - One of Andy Warhol's iconic paintings of Marilyn Monroe is coming to auction — and Christie's auction house has estimated the sale price could hit around $200 million.The silkscreen image is known as "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," a close-up of Monroe with her hair in yellow, her eyeshadow blue, and her lips red. It is slated to be part of a week of sales in May, said Christie's Alex Rotter, who called it "one of the most significant paintings to come to auction in a generation."If the 1964 painting does sell for the estimate, it would become the most expensive 20th-century artwork to be auctioned, Christie's said."When a painting like this comes to auction, it changes the market not only for Warhol but it changes the market itself," Rotter said.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersThe proceeds of the sale would go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which is putting the painting up for auction.

This might make the Mona Lisa smile.

PARIS – The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors.

A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card. (Courtesy of PWCC Marketplace) A Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for an enormous price.Rob Gough, an entrepreneur and actor, bought the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle for $5.2 million.

A view of a newly built hospital to treat COVID-19 patients at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, India, on July 7.

Ammar KaliaSome sports sit more comfortably with social distancing than others. Snooker, a game in which referees wore gloves even before Covid-19, might just work.

LE PECQ – Hold that smile, Mona Lisa. The Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles will remain off-limits for the immediate future, too.

In the week of Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday we wish many happy returns to a museum hit by a theft of his work.