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Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen in Sicily

2026-08-17 22:32:01Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen in Sicily

Four important works by Italian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from the Regional Museum of Messina, in the artist's hometown. The thieves broke into the museum on Saturday night, as the city celebrated the Feast of the Assumption.

The Italian Minister of Culture has declared that four Renaissance paintings are of "extraordinary value".

They took three of the five panels of the “Polyptych of Saint Gregory,” one of Messina’s most important works. The other two panels were found abandoned outside the museum’s perimeter.

The robbers also took a small double-sided painting, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ child and a Franciscan monk on one side, and Christ on the other. The work was housed in a secured display case.

The museum's director, Marisa Mercurio, said the alarm and security systems were operational and guards were on duty at the time of the robbery.

Messina's Councilor for Culture, Enzo Caruso, said the city is "shocked" and suspected that it was a planned theft.

Earlier this year, the Italian state intervened before a Sotheby's auction and bought his famous work "Ecce Homo," which was originally scheduled to go on sale, for about 15 million euros. So Caruso says that may have attracted the attention of art thieves.

Police are investigating the incident and trying to identify the perpetrators.

Antonello da Messina, born around 1430, is considered one of the most important painters of the Italian Renaissance.

The incident is the latest in a series of museum robberies across Europe, which have seen an increasing number of priceless works disappear from public display.


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