• Tech CEO says France should sell Mona Lisa to cover coronavirus losses

    Tech CEO says France should sell Mona Lisa to cover coronavirus losses

    It’s enough to wipe the smile off the Mona Lisa. Tech entrepreneur Stephan Distinguin has suggested that France can offset its financial losses from the coronavirus pandemic by selling Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece — arguably the most famous artwork in the world, according to the Independent. Distinguin, founder of innovation agency Fabernovel, told Usbek & …
  • France should sell the MONA LISA for €50 billion to deal with coronavirus economic crisis, top businessman suggests

    France should sell the MONA LISA for €50 billion to deal with coronavirus economic crisis, top businessman suggests

    France should sell the Mona Lisa for €50billion (£44.7billion) to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis, a leading French businessmen has suggested.   Stephane Distinguin, 46, founder and CEO of the international tech company, Fabernovel, proposed the French ‘sell the family jewellery’ to combat the economic strain caused by the pandemic.   He told …