Priceless Renaissance Paintings Stolen From Italian Museum

Authorities say thieves made off with four artworks by Sicilian master Antonello da Messina in under five minutes.

Antonello da Messina, "San Gregorio Polyptych" (1473) (image courtesy Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0)

Thieves made off with four major paintings by Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina in under five minutes in a heist at the Museo Interdisciplinare Regionale (MuMe) in Sicily on Saturday night, August 15.