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Art Heist: Masters Stolen in Daring Museum Raid
14 Aug
Summary
- Three paintings by French masters were stolen.
- The theft occurred at a museum near Parma, Italy.
- Burglars recovered the stolen art in under three minutes.
Italian authorities have successfully recovered three significant paintings by renowned French artists Cézanne, Renoir, and Matisse. These masterpieces were previously stolen from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum, located in Mamiano di Traversetolo, near Parma.
The recovery follows a brazen theft that occurred in March. Recent video footage released by the police depicts the incident in striking detail. Two masked burglars were observed entering the museum premises through a window.
Their operation was remarkably swift, taking less than three minutes to grab the three valuable paintings from the wall. The thieves then made their immediate exit, completing the heist with astonishing speed and precision.
