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Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Stolen from Italian Museum

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Three paintings by renowned French artists Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse have been stolen from a museum in northern Italy, police confirmed on Monday. The artworks, estimated to be worth around $10 million in total, were taken from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca near the city of Parma during the night of March 22–23.

According to Italy’s Carabinieri police, thieves forced entry through the museum’s main entrance and stole Cézanne’s Tasse et Plat de Cerises, Renoir’s Les Poissons, and Matisse’s Odalisque sur la Terrasse. Italian broadcaster Rai reported the value of the stolen works at about 9 million euros, though authorities have not officially confirmed the figure.

Museum officials said the robbery was completed in less than three minutes, suggesting a highly planned operation. The Fondazione Magnani Rocca houses a prestigious private collection assembled by late musicologist Luigi Magnani, featuring masterpieces by artists including Titian, Francisco Goya, Claude Monet, Peter Paul Rubens and Giorgio Morandi.

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Viral ‘Fedora Man’ at Louvre Heist Scene Revealed as Stylish Teen Detective Fan

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For weeks after the dramatic Louvre museum heist, the internet obsessed over a sharply dressed stranger photographed near the crime scene — a teen in a fedora and waistcoat who instantly became known as the “fedora man.” While police quickly arrested four suspects involved in the theft of French crown jewels, the young man’s identity sparked wild theories, from undercover detective to AI-generated figure.

Now, the mystery is solved: he’s 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux from Rambouillet, France. Pedro said he was simply arriving for a family visit and had no idea the museum had just been robbed. An AP photographer snapped him while he was asking officers why the Louvre was closed — and within days, his image had gone viral with millions of views across TikTok and coverage even in The New York Times.

Pedro admits the attention has been surreal. Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and classic statesmen, he recently adopted a “chic” old-fashioned style — one he even wears to school. As online speculation soared, he chose to stay quiet. “With this photo there is a mystery,” he said. “So you have to make it last.”

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