Thieves stole three paintings worth millions of euros from a museum in Italy, as announced by the police on Sunday, March 29.
Four masked men entered the Maniani Rocca Foundation, located near Parma in northern Italy, and took the artworks during the night from Sunday to Monday, according to a spokesperson for the Italian police, confirming a report aired by the Italian television channel Rai.
The thieves seized “The Fish” by Auguste Renoir, “Still Life with Cherries” by Paul Cézanne, and “Woman on a Balcony” by Henri Matisse.
They broke through a door to access the first-floor room before fleeing through the museum’s garden.
The spokesperson added in a press statement that police are reviewing surveillance camera footage from the museum and nearby shops.
The Maniani Rocca Foundation houses the collection of art historian Luigi Maniani, which also includes works by artists such as Dürer, Rubens, Van Dyck, Goya, and Monet.
