BBC NEWS | Europe | Woman throws cup at the Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa has come under attack from a Russian woman who hurled a cup at the world-famous portrait.
Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece was completely unscathed, as the ceramic mug smashed on bullet-proof glass surrounding the painting.
The incident happened on 2 August and the woman was arrested, said a spokesman for the Louvre Museum in Paris, which houses the artwork.
Paris police said the woman was taken to a psychiatric ward afterwards.
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