Man throws cake at Mona Lisa in Louvre protest

On May 29, 2022, a man disguised as a woman in a wheelchair threw a cake at Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris, smearing cream on the protective glass. He then scattered roses on the floor and shouted 'Save the planet.' The painting, protected by a glass case made by Italian company Goppion, was unharmed. CEO Alessandro Goppion expressed pride in the case's effectiveness. The incident, captured on smartphones, went viral. The attacker's identity and motives remain unknown. The Mona Lisa has been the target of multiple vandalism attempts over the decades.