Magnani Rocca Foundation Issues Open Letter After Theft of Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse Paintings
Between March 22 and 23, 2026, three artworks were taken from the Fondazione Magnani Rocca located in Mamiano di Traversetolo, Italy. The stolen pieces include Renoir's 'Les Poissons', Cézanne's 'Natura morta con ciliegie', and Matisse's 'Odissea sulla terrazza', collectively worth millions of euros. The Carabinieri's Nucleo per la Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale has launched an investigation. This incident follows a theft at the Louvre in the fall of 2025 and a cyberattack on the Uffizi in February 2026. In response, the foundation released an open letter asking for public assistance and highlighted its exhibition 'Il Simbolismo in Italia', which is available until June 28, 2026, along with its educational initiatives.
Key facts
- Three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse were stolen from Fondazione Magnani Rocca on March 22-23, 2026.
- The theft occurred in Mamiano di Traversetolo, near Parma, Italy.
- The stolen works are valued at several million euros.
- The Carabinieri's cultural heritage protection unit is investigating.
- The foundation issued an open letter appealing for public support to defend beauty.
- Founder Luigi Magnani was a 20th-century Italian musicologist and intellectual.
- The exhibition 'Il Simbolismo in Italia' continues until June 28, 2026.
- The foundation operates with volunteer leadership and offers free educational programs.
Entities
Artists
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Paul Cézanne
- Henri Matisse
- Tiziano
- Goya
- Giorgio Morandi
- Albrecht Dürer
- Eugenio Montale
- Renato Guttuso
- Giuseppe Ungaretti
- Gentile da Fabriano
- Filippo Lippi
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Antoon van Dyck
- Francisco Goya
- Claude Monet
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Alberto Burri
- Antonio Canova
- Lorenzo Bartolini
- Luigi Magnani
Institutions
- Fondazione Magnani Rocca
- Louvre
- Uffizi
- Nucleo Carabinieri per la Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale
- Metronotte
- Artribune
- Carabinieri Provincial Command of Parma
- Cultural Heritage Protection Unit
- Procura di Parma
- Italian Ministry of Culture
Locations
- Mamiano di Traversetolo
- Parma
- Italy
- France