{
  "id": 1474896,
  "title": "Four works by Sicilian Renaissance master stolen from Messina museum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/four-works-by-sicilian-renaissance-master-stolen-from-messina-museum",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:56:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Art Newspaper",
    "slug": "the-art-newspaper",
    "url": "https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/four-works-by-sicilian-renaissance-master-stolen-from-messina-museum"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thieves stole four paintings from a museum in Messina, Sicily, while the town was celebrating Assumption Day on Saturday. The stolen works include several panels of the San Gregorio altarpiece by Antonello da Messina.\n\nThe paintings are estimated to be worth almost $US100 million, according to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. An art expert, Alberto Fiz, valued the stolen works at 70 million euros ($81 million) to 80 million euros ($92 million), as reported by Live Mint.\n\nThe heist occurred during an annual religious celebration on the streets of Messina.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Sicilian museum heist: Four Antonello da Messina artworks worth $92 million stolen in Renaissance painter's hometown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/sicilian-museum-heist-four-antonello-da-messina-artworks-worth-92",
        "published": "2026-08-17T01:24:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Sicilian museum hit by €80 million art theft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/sicilian-museum-hit-by-80-million-art-theft",
        "published": "2026-08-17T13:20:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}