Lifestyle | art heist The 20th Century's Biggest Art Heists Even the Mona Lisa was lifted once By Evann Gastaldo Posted May 21, 2010 12:15 PM CDT Copied A Louvre employee stole the Mona Lisa from the museum in 1911. He was found with the painting in Italy 2 years later. (AP Photo/Reunion de Musees Nationaux di Parigi and Journal des Arts) See 4 more photos Yesterday’s massive theft from the Paris Museum of Modern Art is already being called the “heist of the century,” although we have a few years yet to see how it holds up. The Independent looked over the 20th century and compiled a list of 10 major art thefts. View a sampling in the gallery, or for the complete slideshow, click here. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Iran just executed one of its own nuclear scientists. Report an error