Italian police recover paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse after heist

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Italian police recovered three stolen paintings by Cézanne, Renoir, and Matisse valued at over $10 million from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma. The theft occurred in March and follows a string of high-profile European museum thefts this year.

Artworks valued at total of more than $10m were stolen from Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma in March Italian police have recovered three paintings by the French masters Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were stolen earlier this year from a private museum near the northern city of Parma, authorities have said. The raid took place overnight on 22-23 March at the Magnani Rocca Foundation, about 12 miles (19km) from Parma, after a series of high-profile thefts from other European museums. Continue reading...