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Thieves stole four works by Antonello da Messina from the MuMe Regional Interdisciplinary Museum in Messina on the evening of Aug. 15, bypassing alarm systems and security measures, authorities said.
The burglars removed three of the five panels from the 1473 Polittico di San Gregorio, also known as the Polittico del Rosario, and a double-sided devotional tablet depicting the Madonna and the Dead Christ, which was taken from inside a reinforced display case, according to museum director Marisa Mercurio. The theft occurred around 9:50 p.m. local time, she said.
Mercurio called the loss “a great loss for the museum, for the city, the community and the world of art.” She added that the stolen pieces were “two of the most important and well-known works by Antonello da Messina.” The museum closed to the public on Aug. 16 to allow forensic teams and police to investigate the break-in and collect evidence, she said .
The Polittico di San Gregorio has a history of damage and dispersal. It underwent a harsh restoration in 1842 that used abrasive substances, and parts of the work were exposed to rain after the 1908 Messina earthquake destroyed the former museum building, according to historical records cited by the museum. The double-sided tablet was attributed to Antonello da Messina only in 2003, when it was sold by Christie’s to the Sicilian regional government from the collection of Wilhelm Soldan .
The MuMe museum, inaugurated in its current 17,118-square-meter facility in June 2017, is named after art historian Maria Accascina and stands on the site of the 16th-century San Salvatore dei Greci basilian monastery, whose ruins remain visible within the exhibition space .
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