Italy recovers Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse works stolen from museum

Italy Recovers Three Stolen French Masterpieces, Worth $10.5 Million, Hidden in a Cardboard Box

Italian authorities recovered three paintings stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in March, finding them hidden in a cardboard box in a Parma home.

Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse Artworks Stolen in March Recovered by Italian Police

Last Friday, officials in the Italian Carabinieri police force announced that the organization had recovered three paintings by Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri Matisse, all of which were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in March. The artworks stolen from the museum—located around 12 miles from the city of Parma—included Cézanne’s watercolor and pencil […]

Thieves steal Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist

MILAN (AP) Thieves stole four works attributed to the Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina from a regional museum in the Sicilian city of Messina on the Italian Ferragosto holiday, the news agency LaPresse reported Sunday.

Thieves steal four ‘extraordinary’ Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist

The theft comes just days after police in the northern Italian city of Parma announced that they had recovered three stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse.

A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security

On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.

Italy recovers stolen Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse artworks, detains 5

Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that were stolen earlier this year from a private...