Thieves stole three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros from a museum near Parma in northern Italy, police said Monday.
The overnight heist between March 22 and 23 lasted less than three minutes, according to local media. The suspects forced open a door at the Magnani Rocca Foundation and escaped through the museum gardens.
The stolen works include “Fish” by Auguste Renoir, “Still Life with Cherries” by Paul Cézanne, and “Odalisque on the Terrace” by Henri Matisse.
Authorities believe the theft was carried out by an organized group. The operation was interrupted by an alarm, suggesting the thieves were working against a tight window.
Located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Parma, the private museum houses the collection of art historian Luigi Magnani, including works by Dürer, Rubens, Van Dyck, Goya and Monet.
The museum did not comment on the theft and is closed on Mondays.
The incident adds to a recent wave of high-profile museum thefts across Europe, including an October robbery in Paris in which items worth 88 million euros were stolen from the Louvre.
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