News Focus Antonello da Messina Sicily Theft
The two Renoirs stolen on September 8 from the museum dedicated to the artist in Cagnes-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, were recovered on October 9—almost exactly one month after the theft. DNA evidence proved decisive. However…
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Opinions Ancient art Antonello da Messina Renaissance Sicily Theft
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…
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News Focus Antonello da Messina Sicily Theft
“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…
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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…
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“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…
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Opinions Antonello da Messina Messina Sicily Theft
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…
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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…
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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…
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