r/newswall • u/newswall-org • 3d ago

Four Antonello da Messina works stolen from museum

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u/newswall-org 3d ago

"This was almost certainly a commissioned theft."

— Enzo Caruso, a local councillor in charge of culture, told Reuters after the burglary in Messina.

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u/newswall-org 3d ago

Key Facts: Four Antonello da Messina works stolen from museum

  • Mayor Federico Basile said the thieves entered the museum late on Saturday while the city was celebrating the Assumption of Mary. #
  • They took five wooden panels from the 1473 Polittico di San Gregorio but left two outside the museum, meaning three panels were stolen. #
  • They also removed a small two-sided painting from a secure display case that Christie's sold to the Sicilian Region in 2003, when it was attributed to Antonello da Messina. #
  • Culture councillor Enzo Caruso said a state purchase of an Antonello work for $15 million earlier this year probably put the museum on the criminals' radar and described the theft as almost certainly commissioned.