 After having kept the "Mona Lisa" in his apartment for two years, Peruggia grew impatient and was caught when he attempted to sell it to Giovanni Poggi, director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.It was exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery for over two weeks and returned to the Louvre on 4 January 1914.Peruggia served six months in prison for the crime and was hailed for his patriotism in Italy.