Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse paintings in brazen Italian heist
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Key Points:
- Thieves stole three valuable paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse from the Magnani Rocca Foundation museum near Parma, Italy, during the night of March 22-23.
- The stolen artworks are "Fish" by Auguste Renoir, "Still Life with Cherries" by Paul Cézanne, and "Odalisque on the Terrace" by Henri Matisse.
- The theft was executed in less than three minutes, with suspects forcing open the entrance and escaping across the museum gardens, suggesting involvement of an organized gang.
- The Magnani Rocca Foundation, a private museum housing collections by renowned artists, believes the alarm interrupted the theft, but no official statement has been released.
- This incident follows recent high-profile European museum thefts, including a major jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris in October valued at 88 million euros.
