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 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…
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The central question, following the theft of Antonello da Messina’s panels from the “Maria Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina, concerns the possible motive: why steal such famous, easily recognizable works? Four panels by…
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There has been a first, small breakthrough in the investigation into the theft of Antonello da Messina’s paintings: the van used by the perpetrators of the sensational theft of Antonello da Messina’s works —which took place on…
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The theft of the two panels by Antonello da Messina from the “Maria Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina—the MuMe—is not merely the removal of two works of great value. It is an incident that directly affects an essential part…
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Opinions Antonello da Messina Messina Renaissance Sicily Theft
I’ve been urged to write a commentary on the theft of Antonello da Messina’s paintings, yet whichever path one takes, it can only lead to some sort of rhetorical conclusion—especially now that everyone has already donned the…
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Two of the works by Antonello da Messina that were stolen on the evening of Saturday, August 15, around 9:50 p.m., from the MuMe—“Accascina” Regional Museum in Messina, have already been recovered. The works in question are panels…
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A Halloween party in a listed medieval building. It happened in Messina, in theformer church of Santa Maria Alemanna, and the episode has sparked a heated debate on the management of cultural assets granted for private use. The Heritage…
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