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CultureFour ‘extraordinary’ Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum

Four Renaissance paintings of “extraordinary value” attributed to Antonello da Messina were stolen overnight from the Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina in Sicily. The thieves took three panels from the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided religious panel without triggering alarms. Police are investigating a suspected professional, commissioned theft.

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BBBC News★★☆☆☆2026-08-16 13:34Original

Four ‘extraordinary’ Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
Four ‘extraordinary’ Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museumCulture