December 14 marks the 100th anniversary of when Mona Lisa was returned after being stolen . It was snatched by an Italian handyman who worked inside the Louvre . We have the so-called Monuments Men to thank for the salvation of tens of thousands of masterpieces , among the estimated five million cultural objects stolen during the war . The painting is now in a private collection and has been on display at the museum since it's return to Italy in 2012. Confusion remains where Mona Lisa was kept during WWII .
December 14 marks the 100th anniversary of when Mona Lisa was returned after being stolen . It was snatched by an Italian handyman who worked inside the Louvre . The painting is now in a private collection and has been on display at the museum since it's return to Italy in 2012. Confusion remains where Mona Lisa was kept during WWII .