Art theft

Four Renaissance artworks stolen from museum in Messina

Messina, Italy · Source report date:

Renaissance religious panels shown in the Messina museum theft report.
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AP reported that the works attributed to Antonello da Messina included three polyptych panels and a double-sided panel.

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Art theftAntonello da Messina

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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