Vincenzo Peruggia am, through the door where the other Louvre workers were entering. He said he wore one of the white smocks that museum employees customarily wore and was indistinguishable from the other workers. When the Salon Carré, where the "Mona Lisa" hung, was empty, he lifted the painting off the four iron pegs that secured it to the wall and took it to a nearby service staircase. There, he removed the protective case and frame. Some people report that he concealed the painting (which Leonardo painted on wood) under his smock. But Peruggia was only , and the "Mona Lisa" measures
View of Paris from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic View of Paris from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic View of Paris from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic () is a painting by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. In 1887 van Gogh lived with his brother Theo in an apartment in Montmartre, which is located on Montmartre hill above the city of Paris. This afforded him a beautiful view of the Paris skyline, which he painted several times. Two of the paintings were made in 1887. The second painting "View from Vincent's Window" was made from a similar vantage point of "View of Paris from Vincent's Room