A man disguised as an old lady in a wheelchair has thrown cake at the Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting displayed at the Louvre in Paris.
Per BBC News, the incident is believed to have taken place on Sunday, May 29.
The historic painting was thankfully undamaged but instead left with white cream on its protective glass. The man who threw the cake was sporting a wig and lipstick. He was heard urging people to "think of the Earth" as he was led away from the scene.
Posting a video of the incident to Twitter, a user with the handle, @lukeXC2002, wrote: "Maybe this is just nuts to me but an man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheel chair and attempted to smash the bullet proof glass of the Mona Lisa. Then proceeds to smear cake on the glass, and throws roses everywhere all before being tackled by security???"
The video has since racked up hundreds of comments, with one chiming in to say: "Odd thing is when I saw a Davinci at the National gallery of art in DC there was a security guard hovering over it. You couldn’t get near it without him thinking you were trying to deface it. Why not one for probably the most famous painting in the world?"
Another shared: "When I was there, no one was allowed near it with a camera. A kid took a quick photo and they tried to take the camera away."
A different person suggested: "I think phone pics/photography should be banned at museums. Have digital downloads of all art be available and included in the cost of tickets. Ugh, I hate the loathsome selfie folks. The last time I went to the Louvre, I photobombed as many as I could. Hubby was embarrassed."
Luke Sundberg, an American tourist in Paris, witnessed the incident, telling PA News agency: "The crowd begin gasping and we looked up and some man in a wheelchair [dressed] as an old lady ran up to the painting and started punching it before smearing cake all over it.
"It took about 10 to 15 seconds for the security to actually take the man away, but the crowd seemed to panic a little bit. It was jaw-dropping, it was a lot to take in considering how historic Mona Lisa is... the moment was once in a million."
