Italian police recover stolen paintings worth over $10m
Summary
Italian police found three valuable paintings worth over $10 million that were stolen from a museum near Parma in March. They are investigating nine Moldovan suspects and believe a gang planned the quick burglary. Meanwhile, Brazil also recovered stolen paintings by the same artist, Henri Matisse, and returned them to their original library.Key Facts
- Three paintings by Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri Matisse were stolen from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum near Parma, Italy.
- The theft happened quickly, lasting less than three minutes on March 22.
- Nine Moldovan individuals are being investigated; five are thought to have carried out the burglary.
- Police released video footage showing two masked thieves taking the paintings through a museum window.
- The Italian Carabinieri and cultural heritage protection unit recovered the paintings from an apartment in Parma.
- The stolen artworks are over 100 years old.
- Brazilian authorities recovered stolen Matisse paintings worth about $200,000 and returned them to the original library.
- A man was arrested in Brazil after the artworks were found in Sao Bernardo do Campo.
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