Antonello Da Messina Paintings Stolen
Four Renaissance works by Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Sicily.
August 16, 2026 · Updated Aug 16, 3:22pm ET
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What happened
Thieves stole four 15th-century works attributed to Antonello da Messina
Antonello da MessinaItalian Renaissance painter (1430–1479) from the MuMe regional museum in Messina, Sicily, during Italy’s Ferragosto holiday. The stolen pieces were three of the five surviving panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych and a double-sided panel showing the Madonna with Child and Christ in Pietà. The thieves bypassed alarm and security systems on Saturday evening as crowds gathered elsewhere in Messina for Assumption celebrations. The works are valued at millions of euros and include panels from the only surviving Antonello work left in his hometown.
