Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum

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

Thieves steal Renaissance artworks in museum heist during Italian holiday

As Messina celebrated Sicilian holiday Ferragosto, thieves struck the MuMe museum to steal the masterworks by Antonello.

Holiday museum heist leaves Sicily mourning stolen masterpieces - thetimes.com

Holiday museum heist leaves Sicily mourning stolen masterpieces  thetimes.com

Italy: Thieves steal key Renaissance paintings in Sicily

Four Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina were stolen from his Sicilian hometown on Saturday after surviving earthquakes and centuries of history. Crooks took them while locals celebrated a religious holiday.

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks worth millions in Sicilian museum robbery

Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros from the regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily while crowds gathered across town for the traditional Assumption holiday celebrations, cultural officials and Italian media said on Sunday. The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems on Saturday evening at the MuMe museum, making off with three of the five surviving panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych, dated to 1473, as well as...

By Associated Press

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist during Italian holiday - The Globe and Mail

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist during Italian holiday  The Globe and Mail

Thieves bypass alarm systems on Italian national holiday to snatch Renaissance artworks in painter’s home town

Police and an art fraud team are scouring the Regional Museum of Messina in Sicily for clues and the identity of the thieves

By Andrea Vogt

Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday

MILAN (AP) -- Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros from the regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily while crowds gathered across town for the traditional Assumption holiday celebrations, cultural officials and Italian media said Sunday. The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems on Saturday evening at the MuMe museum, making off with three of the five surviving panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych, dated to 1473, as

By The Korea Herald

"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.