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Tuesday, 24 November 2015 09:55

17 Priceless Paintings Have Been Stolen from an Italian Museum

Museo Civico di Castelvecchio. Museo Civico di Castelvecchio. Wikipedia

Masterpieces by artists including Tintoretto and Peter Paul Rubens have been stolen fr om the Museo Civico di Castelvecchio, Verona, according to reports in the Italian media. The theft reportedly took place on Thursday evening (19 November). Three armed men entered the museum after it had shut, disabled the security system and immobilised a guard, before grabbing the 17 paintings worth in total around €10m-€15m.

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