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Art expert Alberto Fiz estimated the value of the stolen works at 70 million euros ($81 million) to 80 million euros ($92 million).
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Art expert Alberto Fiz estimated the value of the stolen works at 70 million euros ($81 million) to 80 million euros ($92 million).
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Thieves have stolen four works attributed to Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina from a regional museum in the city of Messina in Sicily.
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Four artworks by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from the Museo Regionale in Messina, Sicily, overnight on August 15. The thieves took three panels from his Polittico di San Gregorio, depriving the city of part of the only surviving works by the painter still held in his hometown. Italian authorities have launched an investigation. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta, correspondent in Italy, has the latest.
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The priceless art was stolen on the Ferragosto holiday, marking the feast of the Assumption of Mary, during the peak of the Italian summer season
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Four Renaissance paintings have been stolen from an Italian museum during the country's summer national holiday.
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Theft 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 holiday from a museum in the Sicilian port city of Messina. Thieves gained access to the Regional Museum of Messina, or MuMe, on Saturday evening, possibly capitalising on attention being focused on La Vara, a huge religious festival that takes place in the city on 15 August, when Italy marks the Ferragosto national holiday. Continue reading...
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The works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.
Read this reportThe thieves entered the museum on the night of Aug 5, a national holiday in Italy.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 10 reports from 10 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in a Sicilian museum heist during an Italian holiday.” The covered outlets are based across 4 regions — UK, US, Other, and Europe.
The earliest report in this entry came from The Straits Times (Aug 16, 2026, 09:00 UTC); the most recent came from PBS NewsHour (Aug 16, 2026, 17:14 UTC).
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