Italian police recover Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse paintings stolen in March heist

Three French masterpieces worth over $10 million found five months after being taken from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma, with five arrests reported.

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Italian police have recovered three paintings by French masters Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were stolen from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum in Mamiano di Traversetolo, near Parma, in March, according to The Guardian. The artworks are valued at a total of more than $10 million.

The New York Times reported that the Italian military police said the art had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist, with five people arrested in connection with the theft. Al Jazeera reported that nine Moldovans are being investigated in connection with the crime.

On Friday, police released new CCTV footage of the theft, showing two masked burglars entering through a window and grabbing the paintings, The Guardian reported. The BBC also covered the release of the footage, noting the art was stolen in March and has now been recovered.