Italian police recover €9m worth of art stolen in heist
Italian police have recovered three paintings by influential French artists Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were stolen from a museum near the northern city of Parma in March, officials said.
Italian authorities have reclaimed three valuable paintings stolen from a museum in March, officials announced. The Carabinieri, the nation's cultural heritage protection unit, recovered the works after a thorough investigation. The pieces include Renoir's "Les Poissons," Matisse's "Odalisque sur la Terrasse," and Cezanne's "Tasse et Plat de Cerises."
The stolen artworks were originally displayed at the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum in Mamiano di Traversetolo, a town close to Parma. Police shared a video of the heist, which occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. on March 22-23. Two masked intruders entered through a window, swiftly snatched the paintings, and exited the museum without delay.
The experts estimate the stolen pieces' value to be over €9 million. The police released the footage as part of their effort to encourage the return of looted art.
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