The Latest Breaking News from Antonello da Messina

Messina mystery: theft of Renaissance art from Sicilian museum leaves investigators baffled

How did thieves pull off robbery of Antonello da Messina’s 15th-century masterpiece – and why did they leave part of it behind?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

Egyptian queen’s 673-diamond necklace stolen in Vienna smash-and-grab raid

Police hunt two suspects after historic 200-carat piece is snatched from Austrian museum during opening hours

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist

Four works attributed to celebrated Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a regional museum in Messina, Italian media reported Sunday, in a heist carried out during the country’s Ferragosto holiday.

The Times of India · Aug 16

Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicilian museum

Theft of four works on national holiday described as wound to historical memory and cultural identity of city of Messina

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Four Renaissance artworks stolen in Sicilian museum heist on Italian holiday

The priceless art was stolen on the Ferragosto holiday, marking the feast of the Assumption of Mary, during the peak of the Italian summer season

The Independent UK · Aug 16

Four Antonello da Messina artworks stolen in Renaissance painter's hometown

Four artworks by Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum. The theft occurred overnight on an Italian national holiday. Thieves took only works that never left the painter's hometown. This theft deprives Messina of unique Renaissance art pieces. Italian police recently recovered other stolen paintings.

The Economic Times · Aug 16

Italy buys devotional early Renaissance painting for €12 million under art patrimony policy

For the second time in a month, Italy has spent millions to buy a historic painting as it moves to protect its national art heritage. The government has acquired a devotional painting of early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina for €12.6 million euros.

Euronews · Mar 31

Italy's culture minister pledges to buy more artworks, as latest purchase shown in Rome

Italy's culture minister says he plans to increases purchases of major artworks, as the ministry unveiled a newly bought Antonello da Messina painting in the Senate

The Independent UK · Mar 26

‘Bring it back’: Sicilians say Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo belongs with them

Much of Messina’s cultural memory was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake, but the Italian government has secured a masterpiece by the port city’s greatest son

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16