Four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina were stolen from the Accascina Regional Museum in Sicily, raising concerns about organized crime involvement. The speed of the theft and the value of the artworks suggest they might be used as collateral or bargaining chips within the criminal underworld. This incident has drawn parallels to the unsolved 1969 disappearance of a Caravaggio masterpiece in Palermo, which was also linked to the Cosa Nostra mafia. AI
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- Accascina Regional Museum
- Antonello da Messina
- Caravaggio
- Cosa Nostra
- Enzo Caruso
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport
- Italy
- Sicily
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