than him; however, Peruggia was only 160 cm tall, and the Mona Lisa measures approximately 53 x 77 cm, so it would not fit under a smock worn by someone of his size. Instead, he told investigators that he took off his smock and wrapped it around the painting, before tucking it under his arm, and left the Louvre through the same door he had entered.

When Peruggia hid the painting, he was stuck by a locked service door. A plumber, thinking he was an employee (Peruggia had finished working for the Louvre), unlocked the door for him, and