WorldPingFour Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist — full report at Times of India.
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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…
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WorldPingThe works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.
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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…
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Local officials have expressed their dismay and sadness at the theft which occurred during celebrations of the Virgin Mary.
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WorldPingItalian 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.
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