Thieves make off with 1mn Mastroianni works from Vittoriale - Arts Culture and Style. Some 20 gold statues and 30 jewels by 20th century Italian abstract sculptor Umberto Mastroiansi were stolen a day before the exhibit was due to close.
The theft of the works, which had been on show since December 30 last year, was discovered by the managers of the VITToriale. The Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit, Italy's crack art cops, are investigating.