{"id":45285,"date":"2026-08-14T22:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45285"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:22:57","slug":"italian-police-recover-stolen-renoir-cezanne-and-matisse-artworks-worth-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45285","title":{"rendered":"Italian police recover stolen Renoir, C\u00e9zanne and Matisse artworks worth millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit_1500w\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260814-italian-police-art-ch-1236-b0771d.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-4495d7\" class=\"body-graf\">MILAN \u2014 Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, C\u00e9zanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that were <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/italy-theft-renoir-cezanne-matisse-paintings-magnani-eaf757cce051594fa4919bb90aad9d49\">stolen<\/a> earlier this year from a private museum near the northern city of Parma, police said Friday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-90b046\" class=\"body-graf\">A statement from the Italian Carabinieri\u2019s art recovery squad said the artworks were discovered during searches ordered by prosecutors, but no details were given. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9b15c1\" class=\"body-graf\">The three recovered artworks are \u201cFish,\u201d a painting by Auguste Renoir, \u201cStill Life with Cherries,\u201d a pencil and watercolor by Paul C\u00e9zanne, and \u201cOdalisque on the Terrace,\u201d a color aquatint by Henri Matisse. Authorities said the C\u00e9zanne was valued at 6 million euros ($7 million), the Renoir at 3 million euros ($3.5 million), and the Matisse at 20,000 euros ($23,000).<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e9e962\" class=\"body-graf\">The heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Parma, took place on the night of March 22-23, with thieves forcing open the entrance door, police said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d62d73\" class=\"body-graf\">Local media reported that the thieves took the paintings in less than three minutes and escaped across the museum gardens.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-58671c\" class=\"body-graf\">Established in 1977, the foundation hosts the collection of art historian Luigi Magnani and includes works by D\u00fcrer, Rubens, Van Dyck, Goya and Monet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-789c7c\" class=\"body-graf\">The museum believes a structured and organized gang was responsible for the theft, which the alarm interrupted, local media reported.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4ce92e\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">The crime followed a series of high-profile heists at major European museums, including the theft in October of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-louvre-museum-robbery-a3687f330a43e0aaff68c732c4b2585b\">French crown jewels<\/a> and other items valued at 88 million euros ($101 million) from the Louvre in Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILAN \u2014 Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, C\u00e9zanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that were stolen earlier this year from a private museum near the northern city of Parma, police said Friday. 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