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1. The Tale of Mona Lisa & Pablo Picasso All art buffs are familiar with the famous ta d out, art thief was not one of his many talents. In the August of 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s much-celebrated Mona Li find sa went missing from the Louvre. A week later, Joseph Gery Pieret sat down for an interview with the Paris-Journal, making astounding revelations. Pieret revealed that Pablo and his close friend Apollinaire owned the Iberian sculptures, another prized masterpiece stolen from the Louvre. This revelation made Pablo a leading suspect in the investigation. Later, it was revealed that Pieret had stolen the sculptures and sold them to Pablo. The Spanish painter had bought the statues despite knowing they were stolen property of the Louvre Museum. After returning the statues, Pablo and Apollinaire were summoned by the court in proceedings related to the Mona Lisa . Due to lack of evidence, both artists were released. In 1913, Picasso was finally exonerated from the accu