These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

Unpacking the Mona Lisa

This photo was taken in 1945 after historians unpacked the Mona Lisa from safety at the end of World War II. Several famous art pieces were put under protection during the war in case anything happened to them. This is one of the art world's most famous paintings of all time.

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