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Hard number: Masterpieces, masterfully heisted
The amount of time police said it took four masked men to steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse from a museum near Parma, Italy, earlier this month.
Natalie Johnson
March 30, 2026
3 minutes: The amount of time police said it took four masked men to steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse from a museum near Parma, Italy, earlier this month.
The crew that pulled off the daring heist at the Villa dei Capolavori made off with paintings worth more than $10 million.
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