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WORLD● ELEVATEDAug 17 · Aug 17, 2026, 1:20 PM

Sicilian museum hit by €80 million art theft

France 24 [en]

Three works by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina, valued at up to €80 million, were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily. Police are investigating the theft, which comes days after Italian authorities recovered three stolen works by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse.

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