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Works by Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse Stolen in Three Minutes from Italian Museum
Masterpieces by three renowned French artists Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, and Henri Matisse, worth millions, were stolen in a museum heist near the Italian city of Parma, police announced.
TL;DR
- Three valuable paintings by Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma, Italy.
- Four masked men entered the museum and stole the artworks in under three minutes.
- The stolen paintings are estimated to be worth a total of nine million euros.
- The thieves were stopped from stealing more pieces by the museum's alarm system.
- The heist is being investigated by Italian police.