Three paintings by Cezanne, Matisse, and Renoir stolen from Parma gallery recovered

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1. Fri, 14 August 2026

   23 reports
   • ANSA English (Italy)09:25first to report
     Three paintings by Cezanne, Matisse, and Renoir stolen from Parma gallery recovered

     Magnani Rocca Foundation heist worth over €9 million

   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:29
     Recuperati i tre dipinti rubati alla Fondazione Magnani Rocca: ritrovati Cezanne, Renoir e Matisse

     Sono stati recuperati i tre dipinti di Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir e Henri Matisse rubati nella notte tra il 22 e il 23 marzo dalla Fondazione Magnani Rocca di Mamiano di Traversetolo, nel Parmense. Le opere, il cui valore complessivo stimato supera i 9 milioni di euro, sono state ritrovate dai carabinieri del Comando provinciale […] L'articolo Recuperati i tre dipinti rubati alla Fondazione Magnani Rocca: ritrovati Cezanne, Renoir e Matisse proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .

   • ANSA (Italy)09:30edited after publishing
     Recuperati i quadri rubati di Cezanne, Matisse e Renoir

     previouslyRecuperati i tre quadri di Cezanne, Matisse e Renoir rubati a Parma

     Erano stati trafugati nel Parmense, valgono oltre 9 milioni di euro. Cinque fermati

   • Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy)09:31
     Recuperati i tre quadri di Cezanne, Matisse e Renoir rubati a Parma

     I carabinieri del Comando provinciale di Parma e del Nucleo Tutela Patrimonio Culturale, al termine di articolata indagine, nel corso di perquisizioni delegate dalla Procura di Parma, hanno recuperato i...

   • Le Figaro (France)10:59
     Trois tableaux de Renoir, Cézanne et Matisse retrouvés en Italie après leur vol

     La police italienne a mis la main sur trois œuvres de maîtres français estimées à 9 millions d’euros. Elles furent dérobées dans la nuit du 22 au 23 mars dans un musée situé près de Parme.

   • El Mundo (Spain)11:03
     Italia recupera tres obras de Renoir, Cézanne y Matisse robadas de un museo

     Los cuadros fueron sustraídos del museo de la Fondazione Magnani Rocca, en Mamiano di Traversetolo, cerca de Parma Leer

   • ANSA (Italy)11:14
     Recuperati i tre quadri rubati a Parma, nei video di sorveglianza i ladri in azione

     Il colpo 'in diretta' alla Fondazione Magnani Rocca

   • Channel News Asia11:57
     Italy recovers Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse works stolen from museum

     The three paintings, worth over US$10 million, had been stolen from a museum in Italy in under three minutes.

   • Le Monde English12:09
     Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions

     The paintings had been stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation, and were worth more than €10 million combined.

     5 reprints

     • bendigoadvertiser.com.au14 Aug, 11:15their copy
     • dailyliberal.com.au14 Aug, 11:15their copy
     • queanbeyanage.com.au14 Aug, 11:15their copy
     • PBS NewsHour14 Aug, 13:40their copy
     • South China Morning Post14 Aug, 17:48their copy
   • ČT24 (Czechia)12:18edited after publishing
     Itálie nalezla ukradené obrazy slavných umělců za miliony eur

     Italská policie nalezla tři díla francouzských umělců z 19. století v odhadované hodnotě devíti milionů eur (225 milionů korun), která byla odcizena ze soukromého muzea u Parmy. Právě v tomto městě v bytě jednoho z podezřelých policisté obrazy francouzských malířů nalezli. Vloupání do muzea a sídla nadace Magnani Rocca se odehrálo letos v noci na 23. března. Vyšetřováno je v této souvislosti devět Moldavanů a Moldavanek.

     1 reprint

     • iRozhlas (Czechia)14 Aug, 14:01their copy
   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)12:47
     Il furto alla Magnani Rocca in meno di tre minuti: così la banda portò via Cezanne, Renoir e Matisse

     Pochi minuti, meno di tre, e tre capolavori erano già fuori dalla Fondazione Magnani Rocca. Le immagini delle telecamere di sorveglianza, diffuse ora dai carabinieri del Comando provinciale di Parma, restituiscono la sequenza del furto avvenuto nella notte tra il 22 e il 23 marzo a Mamiano, frazione di Traversetolo, nel Parmense. Nel video si […] L'articolo Il furto alla Magnani Rocca in meno di tre minuti: così la banda portò via Cezanne, Renoir e Matisse proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .

   • ABC News (Australia)12:56
     Multi-million dollar art recovered after three-minute Italian museum heist

     Three century-old paintings stolen by an organised gang from an Italian museum during a three-minute heist have been recovered.

   • The Guardian World13:32
     Italian police recover paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse after heist

     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...

   • BBC News World14:56
     Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum

     Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.

   • NYT World15:21
     Five Arrested in Connection to Stolen Works by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse, Prosecutors Say

     The Italian military police said that art collectively valued at more than $10 million had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist near Parma.

   • Le Monde (France)15:22
     En Italie, trois tableaux d’Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne et Henri Matisse ont été retrouvés après cinq mois d’enquête

     Les œuvres, dérobées en moins d’une minute à la Fondation Magnani-Rocca, dans la région de Parme, ont été retrouvées par les carabiniers.

   • Tagesschau (Germany)15:51
     Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse: Italienische Polizei findet gestohlene Kunst

     Nur wenige Minuten brauchen Diebe vor einigen Monaten, um drei wertvolle Gemälde aus einem italienischen Museum zu stehlen. Nun hat die Polizei die Werke sichergestellt. Die Hintergründe der Tat werfen Fragen auf.

   • RMF24 (Poland)16:52
     Arcydzieła ukryte za pudłem na telewizor. Złodzieje w rękach policji

     Arcydzieła ukryte za pudłem na telewizor. Złodzieje w rękach policji

   • ABC (Spain)17:40
     La policía italiana recupera obras robadas de Renoir, Cézanne y Matisse

     La policía italiana informó este viernes de que se recuperaron unas pinturas de Renoir, Cézanne y Matisse , valoradas en más de nueve millones de euros (unos 10,4 millones de dólares) y que habían sido robadas en marzo de un museo en Italia. Los cuadros fueron sustraídos por ladrones enmascarados de la villa de la Fundación Magnani Rocca , cerca de Parma, en el norte de Italia, en un robo que duró menos de tres minutos.El jefe de policía de Parma, Andrea Pagliaro, declaró que la investigación...

   • Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)17:42
     Bio je to pravi kratki filmski pljačkaški pohod, a sada su pronađene ukradene slike Renoira, Cézannea i Matissea

     Bio je to filmski kratki pljačkaški pohod koji je trajao manje od tri minute. Maskirani lopovi ušli su u muzej pokraj Parme, skinuli remek-djela vrijedna milijune eura sa zidova i nestali u noći. Nakon gotovo pet mjeseci priča je dobila neočekivani rasplet: talijanska policija pronašla je tri ukrade...

   • sitkasentinel.com18:19
     Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse artworks worth millions

     Italian authorities have recovered three stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse worth millions of euros. Police said Friday that the artworks were taken earlier this year from a private …

   • Al Jazeera English18:37
     Italian police recover stolen paintings worth over $10m

     Nine Moldovans are being investigated in connection with the theft of paintings by Cezanne, Renoir and Matisse.

   • Der Spiegel (Germany)20:23
     Matisse, Renoir und Cézanne: Drei aus Museen in Italien gestohlene Gemälde wieder aufgetaucht

     Mitten in der Nacht verschwinden drei Kunstwerke, zusammen sind sie fast zehn Millionen Euro wert: Nach monatelangen Ermittlungen kann die italienische Polizei nun einen Erfolg vermelden.

2. Sat, 15 August 2026

   3 reports
   • El País (Spain)03:05
     La secuencia del robo de un Renoir, un Matisse y un Cèzanne de una colección privada que ahora ha recuperado la policía italiana

     El suceso ocurrió en marzo, pero la policía italiana ha difundido ahora el vídeo tras recuperar las obras

   • France Info (France)07:31
     En Italie, les carabiniers retrouvent trois toiles volées de Cézanne, Renoir et Matisse

     Les trois tableaux avaient été volés dans le musée Fondazione Magnani Rocca dans la région de Parme.

   • Vecernji list (Croatia)09:58
     U Italiji pronađena remek-djela Cézannea i Renoira vrijedna 9 milijuna eura, uhićena moldavska banda

     Talijanski karabinjeri locirali su i vratili tri neprocjenjive slike francuskih majstora koje su u ožujku ukradene iz muzeja u blizini Parme. U akciji privedeno je pet osoba, za koje se vjeruje da su dio organizirane kriminalne skupine

3. Sun, 16 August 2026

   1 report
   • NPR News16:27
     A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security

     On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.