"Disaster": 4 Renaissance-Era Paintings Stolen From Italian Museum

The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems on Saturday evening at the MuMe museum to make off with three of the five surviving panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych, dated to 1473.

Four Antonello da Messina works stolen in Renaissance painter's hometownFour works attributed to celebrated Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a regional museum in Messina, Italian media reported Sunday, in a heist carried out during the country’s Ferragosto holiday.The theft took p

Four artworks by 15th century painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a museum overnight according to Italy's culture minister.

Four Renaissance paintings have been stolen from an Italian museum during the country's summer national holiday.

The works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.

The burglars struck at the MuMe regional museum in Messina where they made off with three of the remaining five panels that made up an altarpiece known as Polittico di San Gregorio

Local officials have expressed their dismay and sadness at the theft which occurred during celebrations of the Virgin Mary.

The three paintings, stolen from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum in March, are valued at more than $10.4-million

Nine Moldovans are being investigated in connection with the theft of paintings by Cezanne, Renoir and Matisse.

A statement from the Italian Carabinieri’s art recovery squad said the paintings were discovered during searches ordered by prosecutors, but no details were given.

Police said Friday that the artworks were taken earlier this year from a private museum near Parma.

The paintings had been stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation, and were worth more than €10 million combined.

The paintings had been stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation, and were worth more than €10 million combined.

Police in Italy have recovered three paintings by famous artists worth millions of euros that were stolen from a private museum near the northern city of Parma.Artwork by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse were all recovered.The three recovered paintings are “Fish” by Auguste Renoir, “Still Life with Cherries” by Paul Cézanne

Local media reported that the thieves took the paintings in less than three minutes in a March heist and escaped across the museum gardens.

Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions  Toronto Star

Italian authorities have recovered three stolen paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse worth millions of euros