{
  "id": 1486588,
  "title": "Sicilian museum hit by €80 million art theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/sicilian-museum-hit-by-80-million-art-theft",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:20:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-sicilian-museum-hit-by-%E2%82%AC80-million-art-theft"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three works by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina, valued at up to €80 million, were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily. The heist occurred on Saturday while the town was celebrating Assumption Day and included several panels of the San Gregorio altarpiece.\n\nAccording to art expert Alberto Fiz, as reported by Live Mint, the value of the stolen works is estimated to be between 70 million euros and 80 million euros. The thieves removed all five panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych from their frame but abandoned two behind a wall while fleeing, as reported by Le Monde English.\n\nThe police are investigating the theft, which comes days after Italian authorities recovered three stolen works by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse, according to France 24.",
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    "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": "The Art Newspaper",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-17T11:56:56.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}