A man dressed as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa in the Louvre and yelled at people to think about planet Earth, AP NEWS reports.

A 36-year-old man was detained after the Sunday incident and sent to a psychiatric ward, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.. Investigation launched into damage to cultural artifacts.

Videos posted on social media show a young man wearing a wig and lipstick arriving in a wheelchair.. The man, whose identity is unknown, was also seen throwing roses to puzzled visitors to the Louvre..

The attack on the glass left a noticeable white cream stain, but the famous work of Leonardo da Vinci was not affected.

Guards filmed a man in a wig shouting to surprised museum visitors: \! There are people who destroy the earth! Think about it. The artists tell you: think of the earth. That's why I did it"

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Louvre administration confirms that Mona Lisa attack was carried out with a piece of cake. However, the Renaissance masterpiece has seen a lot in more than 500 years of its existence..

It was stolen in 1911, found in Italy two years later, and after several exhibitions along the way, was returned to the Louvre in 1914..

During World War II, the fate of the painting is not very clear.. On August 27, 1939, the painting was packed in a specially marked box and, along with other works of French museums, was sent for storage, first to the Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley.. On June 5, 1940, she was transferred to Chauvigny, In September she was transferred to the Ingres Museum in Montauban, and then in 1942 to Montal. Further three years, until returning to Paris on June 16, 1945, remain undocumented.