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A worker cleans the Marly courtyard in the Louvre museum, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Gone are the crowds sweltering heat, the jostling for a view and the constant snapping of cameras. It s uncertain when the world s most visited museum will reopen, after being closed on Oct. 30 in line with the French government s virus measures. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) February 20, 2021 - 6:31 AM
PARIS - The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this: Almost four months with no Louvre visitors.
As she stares out through bulletproof glass into the silent Salle des Etats, in what was once the world s most-visited museum, her celebrated smile could almost denote relief. A bit further on, the white marble Venus de Milo is for once free of her girdle of picture-snapping visitors.
By Press Association 2021
A worker transports the painting called Portrait of Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva by Spanish painter El Greco in the Louvre museum in Paris
The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this – almost four months with no Louvre visitors.
As she stares out through bulletproof glass into the silent Salle des Etats, in what was once the world’s most-visited museum, her celebrated smile could almost denote relief.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa hangs on the wall in a deserted Louvre (Thibault Camus/AP)
A worker cleans the Marly courtyard in the museum (Thibault Camus/AP)