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Antonello da Messina Without His Stolen Madonnas: Is the Italian Renaissance Being Truncated?

The Strait of Messina is unique in the world for its beauty and natural richness; it clearly surpasses the Bosphorus in quality of life, the Strait of Istanbul—which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, is heavily trafficked, and unsuitable ...
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The “Impossible” Theft of Antonello da Messina: Who Knew About the Polyptych’s Securing Mechanism?

“It’s impossible. The mounting system of the panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych makes it impossible to remove them in the two or three minutes during which, according to press reports, the theft took place.” The response from Gian...
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Theft of a work by Antonello da Messina; a custodian is under investigation for perjury. Suspicions of a mole

There has been a significant development in the case of the theft of Antonello da Messina’s paintings, which occurred on the night of Ferragosto at the “Maria Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina. One of the four security guards on...
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“It’s the right decision to exhibit Antonello’s *Ecce Homo* at the CL Meeting,” said Crespi, director of the Brera Gallery

“I saw Antonello da Messina’s painting *Ecce Homo*, and I find its display at the Rimini Meeting relevant because it restores the work’s status as a sacred icon—an object of worship, as it originally was—rather than merely a cultura...
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Antonello's Theft: There Is a “Sicilian Issue” Regarding Protection and Surveillance

There is no “Messina case”; it is not “a Southern issue,” as stated by Claudio Strinati, president of the Higher Council for Cultural and Environmental Heritage. But it is indeed a Sicilian issue. The security system at the Na...
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CNR, theft of the "Antonello" from Messina: the 2018 forensic profile could prove invaluable if the artwork is recovered

The recent theft of works by Antonello da Messina from the “Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina highlights just how important it is to have thorough scientific documentation in place before a work is stolen or lost. In 2018, an extensiv...
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Antonello da Messina’s *Ecce Homo*, purchased by the government, has been loaned to the CL Meeting

It has barely arrived, and already it must leave: Antonello da Messina’s*Ecce Homo*, purchased by the Italian government last February for $14.9 million (approximately 12.6 million euros), and added to the exhibition at the MuNDA —the National ...
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Antonello's Theft: Mafia Links and Internal Complicity Not Ruled Out. Report About the Van Denied

The Messina Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an intensive investigation following the theft of the panels by Antonello da Messina. The current tally from the heist indicates that four works remain missing out of the six that were initial...
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