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根据短文,回答题。OnTuesdayAugustllth,1911,ayoungartist,LouisBeraud,arrivedattheLouvreinParistocompleteapaintingoftheSalonCarre.Thiswastheroomwheretheworld’smostfamouspainting,theMonaLisabyLeonardodaVinci,wasondisplay.Tohissurprisetherewasanemptyspacewherethepaintingshouldhavebeen.Atll0’clockthemuseumauthoritiesrealizedthatthepaintinghadbeenstolen.Thenextdayheadlinesallovertheworldannouncedthetheft.ActuallytheLeonardohadbeengoneformorethantwenty-fourhoursbeforeanyonenoticeditwasmissing.ThemuseumwasalwaysclosedonMondaysformaintenance.JustbeforeclosingtimeonSundaythreemenhadenteredthemuseum,wheretheyhadhiddenthemselvesinastoreroom.Theactualtheftwasquickandsimple.EarlythenextmorningPerrugiaremovedthepaintingfromthewallwhiletheotherskeptwatch.Thentheywentoutabackexit.
NothingwasseenorheardofthepaintingfortwoyearswhenPerrugiatriedtosellittoadealerforhalfamillionlire.PerrugiawasarrestedonDecemberl3th.PerrugiaclaimedhehadstolenitasanactofDatriotism,because,hesaid,thepaintinghadbeenlootedfromtheItaliannationbyNapoleon.Perrugiawasimprisonedfor7months.Itseemedthatthecrimeofthecenturyhadbeensolved.
Buthadit?Perrugiawaskeentoclaimallresponsibilityforthetheft,anditwastwentyyearsbeforethewholestorvcameout.InfactPerrugiahadbeenworkingfortwomastercriminals,ValfiernoandChaudron,whowentunpunishedfortheircrime.Theywouldoffertostealafamouspaintingfromagalleryforacrookeddealeroranunscrupulousprivatecollector.Theywouldthenmakeacopyofthepictureand,withthehelpofbribedgalleryattendants,tapethecopytothebackoftheoriginalpainting.Thedealerwouldthenbetakentothegallervandwouldbeinvitedtomakeasecretmarkonthebackofthepainting.Ofcoursethedealerwouldactuallybemarkingthecopy.Valfiernowouldlaterproduceforgednewspapercuttingsannouncingthetheftoftheoriginal,andthenproducethecopy,completewithsecretmarking.Ifthedealerweretoseethepaintingstillinthegallery,hewouldbepersuadedthatitwasacopy,andthathepossessedthegenuineone.
Chaudronthenpaintednotone,butsixcopiesoftheMonaLisa,using400一year-oldwoodpanelsfromantiqueItalianfurniture.Theforgerieswerecarefullyaged,sothatthevarnishwascrackedanddirty.ValfiernocommissionedPerrugiatostealtheoriginal,andtoldhimtohideituntilValfiernocontactedhim.PerrugiawaitedinvaininatinyroominPariswiththepainting,butheardnothingfromhispartnersincrime.TheyhadgonetoNewYork,wherethesixcopieswerealreadyinstore.Theyhadsentthemtherebeforetheoriginalwasstolen.Atthattimeitwasquitecommonforartiststocopyoldmasters,whichwouldbesoldquitehonestlyasimitations,sotherehadbeennoproblemswithUSCustoms.Valfiernowentontosellallsixcopiesfor$300000each.Valfiern0.toldthestorytoajournalistinl914,onconditionthatitwouldnotbepublisheduntilhisdeath.
Doesthestoryendthere?CollectorshaveclaimedthatPerrugiareturnedacopy.ItisalsopossiblethatLeonardomayhavepaintedseveralversionsoftheMonaLisa,ortheymightbecopiesmadebyLeonardo’spupils.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyandargumentaboutthe450一year-oldpainting,butafterall,maybethat’swhatShe’ssmilingabout.Thepaintingwasprobablystolen__________. A.onthemorningofAugustllth,1911
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