Masked Thieves Steal Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse Paintings

0:00On March 29th, four Mastis pulled off a quick heist at the Magnani Roca Foundation Villa near Parma, Italy, on 22 March, swiping. Three prices paintings by Renoir, Sezon, and Matisse were the combined 9 million euros. They forced open the main door, hit the French room on the first floor, and grabbed the artworks in just three minutes before alarms blared and cut. Their spree short, the crew looked organized in pro, climbing a fence for a clean escape, and this smash and grab echoes that bold-loved jury theft last October. Renoir's La Poisson from around 1917 leads at 6 million euros with Sezon's rare watercolor, still life of cherries from 18. Ninety Mateses 1922 Terracene rounding it out, one of Italy's biggest art hits lately. Italy's Carabineri and Bolognese cultural heritage squad are on the case now that word broke Sunday, so fingers crossed those masterpieces surface. Soon, that's your update from Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.