Paintings worth $10 million that were stolen in 3-minute heist are recovered
Summary
Italian police recovered three valuable paintings stolen in March from a private museum near Parma, Italy. The artworks, by Cézanne, Renoir, and Matisse, are worth over $10 million. The investigation into the theft is still ongoing.Key Facts
- Three paintings by Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri Matisse were stolen in a three-minute robbery in March 2026.
- The theft happened at the Magnani Rocca Foundation museum, about 12 miles from Parma, Italy.
- The stolen paintings are valued at more than $10 million.
- Italian Carabinieri police recovered the paintings during searches ordered by prosecutors.
- A video shows two masked thieves entering through a window, taking the paintings, and leaving quickly.
- The museum suspects an organized gang carried out the theft.
- The heist follows other recent major thefts at European museums, such as the Louvre in Paris.
- Separately, eight stolen Matisse illustrations were recovered in Brazil, with four arrests made in that case.
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