Suspect
Pablo Picasso
- Born
- 25 October 1881
- Died
- 8 April 1973, aged about 92
- Record
- Wikidata Q5593 · Wikipedia
Suspect in The Theft of the Mona Lisa
Questioned by police because he had once bought statuettes stolen from the Louvre; never charged in connection with the painting.
1911–1914 · Louvre, Paris · Convicted
In 1911 a glazier walked out of the Louvre with Leonardo's portrait. It was gone 28 months, and the empty wall made it the world's most famous painting. Read the case.
Dated events
Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested over earlier thefts of statuettes from the Louvre; he is released within days and Picasso is questioned.