Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-21 | Page 30 | "Mona Lisa" Arrives in Rome under Guard

"MONA LISA" ARRIVES IN ROME UNDER GUARD II KOMK, Dec. 20. Da Vinci's "Mona mA , Lisa" arrived here today from Flor- H encc. The picture was in charge of Dr. M Con-ado Uicci, director-general of fine arts in Rome, who was accompanied by flj Professor Giovanni Poggi, director of j museums in Florence, and numerous of- ' ficials. Tho train on which tho painl- 1 ing was brought here was guarded j ulong its eutfre route by soldiers in M tho same manner as a train bearing a S royal personage. The "Mona Lisa" was taken from tho station to the ministry of fine arts. where it was inspected by the kiug of ! S Italy and then consigned to Camillc Barrere, French embassador to Italy. r, On Monday he will return it temporar- L S ily to tho Italian gpvcrnmcufc for ex- 1 hibition hero for three days. After- ; H ward the picture is to be exhibited in Milan before being handed over finnl- S ly to the French authorities for trans- j p'oTtation to Paris, where it is to bo re-1 H placed in tho Louvre. J ! 8