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From Antonello to Caravaggio: The Long History of Art Theft in Sicily

The case of the two panels by Antonello da Messina stolen on August 15 from the “Maria Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina draws attention back to a long history of thefts in Sicily with deep-rooted origins. The Madonna and Child Enthro...
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Verita Monselles’s Women’s Photography on Display at the Pecci Center in Prato

Through August 30, 2026, the Pecci Center in Prato is hosting *Verita Monselles. CARNALE*, an exhibition dedicated to photographer Verita Monselles (Buenos Aires, 1929 – Florence, 2004), curated by Alessandra Acocella, Michele Bertolino, and Mo...
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A Picasso painting stolen in 1961 has resurfaced, and now the Guggenheim wants it back

A painting by Pablo Picasso stolen more than sixty years ago has been recovered, and now the Guggenheim Museum in New York wants it back. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court to secure the retu...
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Why the theft of Antonello da Messina’s panels is such a huge loss

The theft of the two panels by Antonello da Messina from the “Maria Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina—the MuMe—is not merely the theft of two priceless works of art. It is an incident that directly affects an essential part of Western...
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Farewell to Lorenzo Quilici, a leading figure in Italian archaeology and a scholar of the ancient landscape

Italian archaeology has lost one of its most authoritative and prominent figures with the passing of Lorenzo Quilici, a leading scholar who dedicated his entire life to the study of ancient topography, road networks, the evolution of settlements, and...
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The Theft of Antonello da Messina: What We Know So Far

What do we know so far about the theft of Antonello da Messina’s panels from the “Maria Accascina” Regional Museum (MuMe) in Messina? Two panels were stolen from the museum: the central panel of the San Gregorio Polyptych, depicting the M...
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Correggio's "Madonna of Saint Sebastian" Is Being Restored in Dresden

Correggio’s *Madonna of Saint Sebastian* (Antonio Allegri; Correggio, 1489–1534) was the focus of a comprehensive conservation and research project at the Gemäldegalerie in Dresden, where the painting is housed. The project focused o...
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Theft of Antonello da Messina’s Works: AStArte Highlights Security Flaws

The theft of the three surviving panels from the San Gregorio Polyptych and the double-sided panel by Antonello da Messina did not come as a surprise tothe National Association of Art Historians, which issued a statement on the matter. President Silv...
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