Italy recovers stolen Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse paintings
Police in Italy found three paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse, stolen from the Fondazione Maniani-Rocca museum near Parma in March, with a combined value exceeding €9 million.
Consensus
- Three paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse were stolen in March from the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca museum near Parma.
- The artworks were recovered in a residence in Parma.
- The theft occurred in the night of March 22–23, with the entire operation lasting less than three minutes.
- The paintings were found during police searches authorized by prosecutors.
- Nine Moldovan nationals are under investigation for the theft.
- Five suspects have been detained.
- The artworks were part of the permanent collection of the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca.
- The total estimated value of the recovered paintings exceeds €9 million.
- The stolen works include 'Fish' by Renoir, 'Still Life with Cherries' by Cézanne, and 'Odalisque on the Terrace' by Matisse.
- The suspects allegedly used a fire extinguisher and a crowbar during the break-in.
- The serial numbers on the fire extinguisher were restored and linked to a house in Parma accessible to one of the suspects.
- The suspects searched online for information about the stolen artworks using an IP address linked to one of them.
Points of divergence
- The thieves immediately stole other artworks after the recovery of the three paintings. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The paintings were recovered during searches conducted by the Carabinieri, but no additional details were provided. — fontanka
- The paintings were found in a house in San Bernardo do Campo, near São Paulo, Brazil, and returned to a library. — fontanka
- The stolen artworks in Brazil were illustrations by Matisse from the 'Jazz' art album, valued at around $200,000. — fontanka
- The Brazilian theft was allegedly orchestrated by 53-year-old Laéssio Rodrigues de Oliveira, a known art thief in Brazil. — fontanka
- The paintings were stored in a storage room of the suspect's house in Parma. — tg_varlamov_news
- The fire extinguisher and crowbar were found at the crime scene, and their serial numbers were restored. — tg_echoonline_news
- The museum staff reported that the thieves acted 'organizedly' and could have taken more artworks if the alarm hadn't triggered. — meduza
- The paintings were found in the home of one of the suspects. — tvrain
- The paintings were found in the home of a suspect, and the head of Parma police, Andrea Paliaro, confirmed the discovery. — tg_tvrain
- The artworks were found in an apartment in Parma. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The Cézanne painting was valued at approximately $7 million, the Renoir at $3.5 million, and the Matisse at $23,000. — fontanka
Coverage (13 sources)
- In Italy, stolen paintings by Renoir, Matisse, and Cézanne were found... But the thieves immediately stole others. — DW Главное
- Three paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse found in Italy, stolen in March from the Fondazione Manzani Museum... — Радио Свобода
- In Italy, three paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse, stolen in March from the Fondazione Manin Museum... — Радио Свобода
- In Italy, Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse works worth more than €9 million found, stolen from museum in three minutes — ЭХО / Новости
- Italian police found three paintings by French artists — Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse — stolen in March from m... — Varlamov News
- In Italy, stolen paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse found. Nine citizens of Moldova detained on suspicion of theft — Meduza
- In Italy, stolen Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse paintings found in March — Дождь
- In Italy, stolen March paintings by Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse found — Дождь (Telegram)
- In Italy, stolen paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse found; suspects are citizens of Moldova — DW Главное
- Police found paintings by Cézanne, Renoir, and Matisse stolen in Italy. Residents of Moldova are suspected in the theft — Фонтанка
- In Italy, stolen masterpieces by Renoir, Matisse, and Cézanne were found — Вести
- Paintings by Cézanne, Renoir, and Matisse worth millions of euros found in Italy — Вечерняя Москва
- Italian Carabinieri found stolen paintings by Matisse, Renoir, and Cézanne — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Poles of Cezanne
- Henri Matisse
- Italy
- Renouard
- Parma
- Moldova
- Maniani-Rocca Foundation
- Magnani Rocca Foundation
- Traversetolo
- Mnyan Foundation
- Reuters
- Moldova