"The break-in, which lasted just three minutes, saw the men force entry through the main door and target a gallery of French art on the building's first floor."
"Among the star pieces to be lost in the heist was Renoir's Les Poissons (1917), thought to be worth some €6 million ($6.9 million)."
"The foundation described the theft as 'structured and organized.' The full plan, however, was 'not completed' thanks to the swift intervention of the police."
"Museums in Europe have experienced a spate of high-profile heists, raising renewed concerns over security vulnerabilities."
Four masked thieves executed a three-minute heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Parma, stealing three masterpieces worth approximately €9 million. The stolen artworks included Renoir's Les Poissons, Cezanne's Still Life with Cherries, and Matisse's Odalisque on the Terrace. The thieves forced entry through the main door and targeted the gallery of French art. The operation was interrupted by the museum's alarm system, prompting a swift police response. The incident underscores ongoing security vulnerabilities in European museums.
Read at Artnet News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]