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Eduardo de Valfierno, who posed as a ''marqués'' (marquis), was an Argentine con man who allegedly masterminded the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.〔(Forbes: Great Art Thefts Of The 20th Century )〕 ==Theft of the Mona Lisa== In 1932 journalist Karl Decker published a story in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' claiming Valfierno paid several men to steal the work of art from the Louvre, including museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia. On August 21, 1911 Peruggia hid the Mona Lisa under his coat and simply walked out the door. Before the heist took place, Valfierno allegedly commissioned French art restorer and forger Yves Chaudron to make six copies of the Mona Lisa.〔(Crimes Against Mona )〕 The forgeries were then shipped to around the world, readying them for the buyers he had lined up. Valfierno knew once the Mona Lisa was stolen it would be harder to smuggle copies past customs. After the heist the copies were delivered to their buyers, each thinking they had the original which had been stolen for them.〔Reit, Seymour. ''The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa''. New York: Summitt Books, 1981.〕 Because Valfierno wanted to sell forgeries, he only needed the original Mona Lisa to disappear and never contacted Peruggia again after the crime. Eventually Peruggia was caught trying to sell the painting. It was returned to the Louvre in 1913. Peruggia denied he ever knew Valfierno other than a chance meeting at the Louvre. Decker's article is the only source for this story or even for the existence of Valfierno. He was famous for taking liberties with his articles, and many of the facts and details he provides in the article are incorrect, including the size and weight of the Mona Lisa and the type of wood it was painted on. That and the fact that a century later none of the alleged copies have been found casts serious doubts on the accuracy of the story and the existence of Eduardo de Valfierno. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eduardo de Valfierno」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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