Vincenzo Peruggia | |
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Born | Pietro Vincenzo Antonio Peruggia 8 October 1881 |
Died | 8 October 1925 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France | (aged 44)
Other names | Pietro Peruggia |
Occupation | Artist |
Known for | Theft of the Mona Lisa |
Vincenzo Peruggia (8 October 1881 – 8 October 1925) was an Italian museum worker, artist and thief, most famous for stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum in Paris on 21 August 1911.[1]