As Messina celebrated Sicilian holiday Ferragosto, thieves struck the MuMe museum to steal the masterworks by Antonello.
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WorldPingLynda Albertson, an art-crime analyst, said the works are instantly recognisable, impeding any effort to sell them through reputable channels…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingThe thieves bypassed alarm and security systems at the MuMe museum.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
WorldPingFour artworks by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from the Museo Regionale in Messina, Sicily, overnight on August 15.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingFour Renaissance paintings have been stolen from an Italian museum during the country's summer national holiday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Sky News
WorldPingThe works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingTheft of four works on national holiday described as wound to historical memory and cultural identity of city of Messina Four of the most important works of art by the 15th-century Renaissance master Antonello da Messina were stolen during a national…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
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