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4 Renaissance paintings stolen from museum in Italy
Local officials have expressed their dismay and sadness at the theft which occurred during celebrations of the Virgin Mary.
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The Guardian
Rare Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicilian museum
WorldPingFour works were taken during public holiday, the day after Italian police recovered paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse Four of the most important works of art by the 15th-century Renaissance master Antonello da Messina were stolen during a nati…
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Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist on Italian holiday
Lynda Albertson, an art-crime analyst, said the works are instantly recognisable, impeding any effort to sell them through reputable channels…
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WorldPingFrance 24
Italy recovers millions of euros worth of stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings
Italian authorities have recovered three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse, worth more than €9 million, months after they were stolen from a private museum near Parma.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24