Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse paintings worth millions from Italian museum

Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with the artworks

Thieves stole paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from a museum in Italy a week ago, police have said.

Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with the artworks on the night of Sunday 22 March, a police spokesperson said, confirming a report on the Rai television network.