• Three valuable paintings were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Italy.
• The theft occurred in less than three minutes on the night of March 22-23.
• Valued at millions of euros, the stolen works include pieces by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse.
• The museum suspects an organized gang was responsible for the theft.
• Similar high-profile heists have taken place at major European museums recently.

Thieves made off with three paintings by renowned artists Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse from the Magnani Rocca Foundation, a private museum near Parma, Italy, on the night of March 22-23. The paintings stolen include "Fish" by Auguste Renoir, "Still Life with Cherries" by Paul Cézanne, and "Odalisque on the Terrace" by Henri Matisse, all worth millions of euros according to NPR and Le Monde.

The burglary was executed swiftly, taking less than three minutes. Thieves forced open the entrance door and escaped across the museum gardens before the alarm could fully activate, as reported by India Times and Le Monde.

Experts believe that an organized group was behind the theft, which has raised alarms in the art community given the increasing number of high-profile heists in Europe, including a recent theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre valued at 88 million euros. Art critic Claudio Strinati noted that while the stolen works are considered "minor" pieces by their respective artists, such thefts often lead to ransom demands, highlighting the worrying trend in art crime, as stated by India Times and NPR.