Historical paintings from the 15th century were stolen from the museum in Messina

It was stated that the thieves entered the museum by bypassing the alarm systems last night, when the Ferragosto holiday was celebrated throughout the country and the crowd increased due to the La Vara religious festival in the city.

The stolen works include three of the five surviving wooden panels of the Polittico di San Gregorio, which is considered one of the most important works of Messina, and one side with the Prophet Muhammad. Mary, Hz. Jesus and a Franciscan monk, on the other side, Hz. It was noted that he had a small double-sided painting depicting Jesus.

The value of the paintings drawn in the 15th century was not disclosed.