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Stolen artworks by Cézanne, Matisse and Renoir recovered by Italian police

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Italian police have recovered three stolen paintings by French masters Cézanne, Matisse, and Renoir from an apartment in Parma. The artworks were taken from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum near Parma on March 22-23, and are estimated to be worth over €9 million. Nine Moldovan nationals have been placed under investigation for their involvement in the theft. The police released a video of the theft showing two masked burglars taking the paintings off the wall in less than three minutes.

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Italian police have recovered three stolen paintings by French masters Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, which were taken from a museum near Parma in March. The paintings, valued at over €9 million ($14.4 million), include Cezanne's Tasse et Plat de Cerises, Renoir's Les Poissons, and Matisse's Odalisque sur la Terrasse. Nine Moldovan nationals are under investigation in connection with the theft, which occurred on March 22-23. The paintings were found in an apartment in Parma by Carabinieri officers from Italy's cultural heritage protection unit. According to officials, two masked burglars stole the artworks in less than three minutes, as shown in a police video released on Friday.

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Parma ORG · 4× Italian NORP · 2× Matisse PERSON · 2× Renoir PERSON · 2× Cézanne PERSON · 1× French NORP · 1× Henri Matisse PERSON · 1× Italy GPE · 1× Paul Cézanne PERSON · 1× Pierre-Auguste Renoir PERSON · 1×

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Stolen artworks by Cézanne, Matisse and Renoir recovered by Italian police 9 people under investigation in connection with theft from museum near Parma in March Italian police have recovered three paintings by French masters Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir that were stolen from a museum near the northern city of Parma in March, officials said on Friday.

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officials → steal → Friday

Carabinieri officers from Italy's cultural heritage protection unit found the works of art in an apartment in Parma, AGI news agency reported, adding that nine Moldovan nationals had been placed under investigation over the theft. asserted

nationals → find → theft

The paintings were taken from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum in Mamiano di Traversetolo, near Parma, during the night of March 22-23. asserted

paintings → take → March

Art experts said their estimated value exceeded €9 million ($14.4 million). asserted

value → say → million

The recovered works are Cezanne's Tasse et Plat de Cerises, Renoir's Les Poissons and Matisse's Odalisque sur la Terrasse. asserted

works → recover → ?

Police on Friday released a video of the theft, showing two masked burglars entering via a window, grabbing the three paintings off the wall and then immediately exiting the building, in an operation that took less than three minutes. asserted

that → release → minutes

The Fondazione Magnani Rocca houses a private collection assembled by the late music critic Luigi Magnani, including works by Titian, Francisco Goya, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Claude Monet, Peter Paul Rubens and Giorgio Morandi. asserted

Rocca → house → Titian