Local officials have expressed their dismay and sadness at the theft which occurred during celebrations of the Virgin Mary.
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WorldPingFour artworks by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from the Museo Regionale in Messina, Sicily, overnight on August 15.
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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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WorldPingFour Renaissance paintings have been stolen from an Italian museum during the country's summer national holiday.
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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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WorldPingOn Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.
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