
Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse Paintings Stolen in 3-Minute Italian Heist
Authorities reported that paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse were stolen from a museum in Northern Italy in a daring three-minute robbery.
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Authorities reported that paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse were stolen from a museum in Northern Italy in a daring three-minute robbery.

Paintings by Henri Matisse, Auguste Renoir, and Paul Cézanne were stolen from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation museum near Parma, Italy, in a swift, highly organized three-minute operation by four masked men, with new details emerging about the specific masterpieces taken and the speed of the heist.

Three masterpieces by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse were stolen from a private museum in northern Italy in a daring heist that lasted only three minutes.
“A work of art which isn’t based on feeling isn’t art at all,” said Paul Cézanne, while Vincent van Gogh said: “I want to touch people with my art.

Three significant paintings by French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse, reportedly worth millions of euros, were stolen from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation near Parma, Italy, with investigations now running at full speed.