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

https://mins.news/en/video/23567

- France 24 English, 2026-08-16 15:49 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSZin_NP44k

> Four works by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina were stolen overnight on August 15 from the Museo Regionale in his Sicilian hometown of Messina. The thieves removed three panels from his Polittico di San Gregorio. Italian authorities have opened an investigation.

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