Thieves nabbed $10 million worth of Matisse, Renoir, and Cézanne paintings from an Italian museum
The group of robbers was apparently in and out of the museum near Parma in less than 3 minutes
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A group of paintings by French masters worth around $10 million was stolen from a northern Italian museum, police said Monday.
The art — by Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — went missing sometime between March 22 and March 23 from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum, near Parma, Italy, according to Reuters.
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Police said more than one person was involved in the heist. The burglars ran away with Cézanne's "Cup and plate of cherries," Matisse's "Odalisque on the terrace," and Renoir's "The Fish."
Police haven't confirmed the value of the paintings, but one Italian news group estimates the combined cost to be 9 million euros, or $10.34 million, Reuters said.
Local news said the thieves broke into the main entrance, grabbed the paintings, and snuck out through the garden all within three minutes, the Associated Press said. The museum said it believes an organized criminal group was involved, but no suspects have been named.
The heist comes after more than $100 million in jewelry and other items were stolen in October from the Louvre in Paris.