Stolen Antonello da Messina works
Yesterday, four paintings by Italian artist Antonello da Messina were stolen from the Regional Museum in the city of Messina, including parts of the work "Politico di San Gregorio" and a small double-sided painting. These pieces date back to the Renaissance era in the 15th century. The Italian Minister of Culture expressed his sadness and mentioned that the thieves entered the museum at night. He speculated that the theft was targeted at artworks recently purchased for $15 million, which may have attracted the criminals' attention. The thieves took three paintings from "Politico di San Gregorio" and a small piece depicting the Virgin Mary, the Child, and Christ—an artwork that had never left the city before. This theft comes after the Italian police recently recovered three paintings by prominent French artists that had been stolen from a museum near Parma.
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