# Italy: Four Renaissance artworks stolen from Messina museum in Sicily

https://mins.news/en/item/23577

- France 24, 2026-08-16 15:49 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/italy-four-renaissance-artworks-stolen-from-messina-museum-in-sicily

> Four works by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina were stolen overnight on August 15 from the Museo Regionale in Messina, Sicily. The theft included three panels from his Polittico di San Gregorio, removing part of the only surviving works by the painter still kept in his hometown. Italian authorities are investigating.

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