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Thieves target Italian masterpiece museum robbery
Unknown armed individuals stole four paintings by Italian artist Antonello da Messina from the regional museum in Messina, his hometown, during the Friday-Saturday night. The theft included three paintings from the work "Polittico di San Gregorio," which is the only piece by the artist that remained in his city after being destroyed in 1908, as well as a double-sided painting depicting the Virgin Mary, the Child, and a monk, which was sold to Sicily in 2003 for several million dollars. A local official indicated that the Italian state's recent purchase of these paintings may have alerted the criminals to the museum, especially since the double-sided painting was acquired by the Italian Culture Fund for $15 million. The theft occurred days after police recovered stolen French paintings from a museum near Parma, raising suspicions of a link between the purchase of the artworks and the seizure of the stolen paintings. This theft is a blow to Italian art and is considered one of the most prominent art thefts in recent times.
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