"In a heist lasting less than three minutes, thieves nabbed paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse from a small museum in northern Italy."
"The thieves grabbed Renoir's 'Les Poissons' (1917), Cézanne's 'Cup and Plate of Cherries' (c. 1890), and Matisse's 'Odalisque on the Terrace' (1922), together reportedly worth an estimated $10 million."
"Local media described the incident as a highly organized operation. However, the suspects were unsuccessful in attempts to take additional masterpieces from the institution's collection."
"The incident comes six months after a major art heist at the Louvre in Paris renewed public conversations about adequate security at European arts institutions."
Thieves executed a rapid heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation museum, stealing three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse, valued at $10 million. The incident occurred on March 22-23, with suspects entering the museum grounds and completing the theft in under three minutes. Despite their efforts, they were unable to take additional artworks due to the museum's security system. The Italian national police are investigating the crime, which follows a series of art thefts across Europe, raising concerns about museum security.
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