At Paris' Louvre Museum, a deranged young man dressed as an old lady threw a piece of cake at Leonardo Da Vicini's Mona Lisa painting
A boy acted out his anger at one of the world's most celebrated artworks, which dates back to 1517. The attack was declared "vandalism."
However, since the painting is protected by bullet-proof glass, the creamy product never reached its target.
As dozens of onlookers recorded the moment with their cell phones, separated from the painting by a black protective tape, video footage from the exhibition became viral.
A black wheelchair can be seen abandoned in front of the oil painting in one of the videos shared on Twitter.
According to the person sharing the video, the attack was perpetrated by a man wearing a wig in a wheelchair who got up and threw the bisque.
No statement has been issued by the Louvre Museum, which includes the Mona Lisa in its Twitter image. The identity of the perpetrator has not been disclosed.
Two previous attacks on the Mona Lisa occurred in 1956; one with acid and one with a stone. In 1974, at the National Museum in Tokyo, a woman threw a type of red spray at it. In August 2009, a tourist threw a cup of tea at it
The work, owned by France since the early 16th century, is protected by numerous security systems and maintained at a constant temperature. Millions of people visit it each year.